Out of the Darkness

Mental health, the affects, how you view it from within.

How did you get here, I just do not know
The way I’m now feeling, wishing you’d go

Desperate to escape, this sheer sided hole
Overwhelming my body, my mind, my soul

I try to remember, the time change came
Was it others all around, or myself to blame

As I look deep within, seeing only despair
If I gave up on life, would anyone care

Depression is faceless, but in the mirror I see
A scary reminder, there is just me

May battle commence, all consuming my mind
A solution of sorts, I’m desperate to find

Faint light in the tunnel, although not yet clear
I will not give in, I’ll conquer the fear

Support is around me, rallying each day
Close people are building, paving my way

Reminders of my world, and all that I’d miss
Thoughts of my children, no more goodnight kiss

So lucky am I, when compared to the few
Who are never the same, who struggle to be true

The smile that I wear, now reaches my eyes
Reflection in the mirror, I no longer despise

A strength from within, a war I have won
Out of The Darkness, my life’s just begun