Depression is not a Friend

Depression is not a friend

Do not fall into its numbing trap

Depression is not a friend

Like a morphine drip it seems

To hold till no end

With pity even though deserved

Like quicksand one does sink

Quiet hopelessness feelings

Change the way you think

The past cannot be altered

Future uncontrolled

Present though not perfect

Each one must take hold

Letting go even for a while

Until it is safe to grieve

Coping skills grow stronger

If hurt fails to leave

Look around for blessings

When they are hard to see

God will lift you up again

Rise up to break free

Stephen Boan

January 2, 2010