Heavy Shadows

Depression weighs heavy on my mind these days Like an elephant on a tightrope, just waiting to fall To take the plunge, the drift Into darkness where light is captive in corners And hope is trapped in the shadows Nothing but shadows Of shame and distress Anxiety, loss, & loneliness Where nothing makes sense And you don't know why But tears always claw their way to the surface And drown you in lies and self-loathing Where you believe it Because darkness seems to be a place to call home now Because the darkness has stolen the only small match you carried Because you and the match have both burnt out