To be lost within oneself is terrifying.
The sadness and loneliness, the chilling cold.
The hollow, empty feeling that could swallow you whole.
You want to jump into that sinking hole at times.

To give in and not have to wonder what will happen next.
To just shout that you give up, and quit.
You think you'll find relief to do so,
But you don't, you only find more sorrow, deeper pain.

Soon, you can't find yourself, can't see the light.
What happened to hope, happiness?
It was swallowed by the ever hungry depression.
Consumed by the self destructive pattern.

Your self esteem gets eaten away.
Your courage and strength as well.
You start to struggle, to fight the never ending battle.
Once you find our way out of the hole, it follows you.

Waiting on you to falter.
To turn and see it there, welcome it again.
The darkness is a shadow on your heart and soul.
Always there, just hidden behind everything else.

It lies in wait for a time to spring forth to feed again.
Ruthlessly it does, starving, it wants to survive.
Don't feed it, don't let life drag you down into that shadow.
Fight for yourself, your worth it. Each of us is.