Saturday, November 10, 2018

Depression Is Temporary


Everything is temporary.

When the somber

Lightless fog of depression

Surrounds us,

We are trapped,

Shut up,

Caged and shackled

To the floor.

We repeatedly scrawl

The same question:

What's the point?

The Fog whispers back,

"Everything is pointless."

In those moments,

We agree.

And then we feel it,

Barely noticeable, at first.

The wagging tail

Swishes peripheral sparks

Well before we hear the barks

Of our own internal puppy

Well before we feel the wet kisses

Well before the wagging tail

Blows away the Fog.

And the Fog evaporates

Leaving its underarm stench

To linger for a bit

Before the light of normality

Nods and says,

"I'm sorry it took so long

To come back.

Would you like a cookie? "


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