DEPRESSION (2016)
DEPRESSION (2016)
Depression doesn’t come with a bouquet of flowers
or fancy dinner.
Depression comes with a mask
as he fills your home and lungs
with mustard gas.
Depression comes with serrated knives
and framed pictures of past lovers
and the people you miss.
Depression comes with a harsh knock
and the door kicked down
while you stand in the shower naked
and
vulnerable.
Depression comes right before bed time
when the silence screams louder
than the chaos.
Depression comes with poisoned food
and a movie reel of
your past abuse.
Depression comes in the eyes of your lover,
your mother, everyone–
//Elspeth Summers
www.elspethsummers.com
Photo: Valerie Thompson Photography
