I lay in bed at night.
Depression comes;
A frequent visitor.
He creeps into my mind.
Ravages my soul.
Leaves me empty.
Empty, except for his lies.
Lies I greedily swallow,
like finely aged wine.
Tears spill in silence.
I beg him to leave; he refuses.
Misery from my past
is summoned.
My being aches.
Depression shares me
with Confusion and Sorrow.
Sadness and Pain follow.
We are nightly companions.
Darkness shrouds me.
I am pulled deeper
into their treachery.
“You are nothing.”
They spew a vile web,
ensnaring me.
“There is no hope”
More lies swirl about
masterfully.
“No one could love you”
I see nothing beyond
the world they’ve created.
Their voices
overwhelm me.
I no longer fight.
I accept them as truth.
Depression returns
to me nightly.
He is a frequent visitor.
I grow weary
and no longer remember
who I once was.
I am void of feelings.
Feelings hurt
too deeply to
express.
I hear a new voice.
It whispers
amongst their
screams.
“You are everything to me.”
What was that?
I thought I heard
kind words.
Those words could
not be spoken
for me?
“I am your hope.”
His voice penetrates
the darkness.
“I love you.”
My soul quivers.
Lord, is that you?
I hear my Savior.
The one who
will not lie
to me.
The one who
will comfort
me.
The one who
will not
deceive.
I have remembered
the true lover of
my soul.
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