It bothers me

When people

Say they are depressed

When they're not

Because depression

Is a feeling

Of hopelessness

Of nothing

You are sure

You will never see

The light of day again

Even when

The person you love most

Is holding you

You are sure you don't deserve it

And you are not good enough

It is uncontrollable

Like a small child

No one wants to be depressed

No one chooses it

Those of us who are unlucky enough

Get to suffer that fate

Or maybe

It's those of us

Who can handle it

Get the challenge

Either way

I didn't ask for it

No one does

Nothing can be

All bad

There has to be some good

The good looks so much better

To someone who is depressed

Because they know what it really means

To feel sad

Empty

Lonely

Helpless

Worthless

And loved

All at once

And feeling all the bad

While knowing you are loved

Is the worst punishment of all

- Fight for me