by Aldrin A Wilding-West

Created on: February 20, 2010

Rock bottom does not have to be the end...

Something has happened, in my life, from which I have not recovered

Not just sadness or strife, or the loss of a life, with happiness to be rediscovered

I am not 'depressed', in the sense of the word, that non-sufferers understand

This depression is different, a deep and black hole, an ever-restraining hand

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It is not simply sadness, it is not simply grief, it is not feeling generally run down

It is not feeling hurt, feeling I am unloved, or any usual cause of a frown

No this is a place, that until you've been there, until you've experienced the hole

You will never, truly understand, comprehend how it buries your soul

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If untreated, this condition can ruin your life, it will take away reason to live

If left to its own, it will simply consume, decompose 'til there's nothing to give

The reason for many suicides, seen by others as the 'easy way out'

There is no comprehension, of the sheer depth of nothingness, suicide the ONLY way out

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There are treatments out there, which really can help, treatments that help you survive 

But you must go and seek them, if you wait they won't come, seek help to keep you alive

It's amazing for me, what medication has done, how it's eased the terrible void

My reasons for living re-surfacing again, my ambition and relationships buoyed

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I follow my doctor's kind advice, and some counselling helps me understand

That this IS a real and physical condition, to overcome with a helping hand

My message to those, that have the condition, seek help before you sink in too deep

And for those who've not been there, and not understood, let your faith take one giant leap

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Suggest help to loved ones you suspect may be suffering, encourage in their hour of need

Do not say 'get over it' or 'pull yourself together', do not let your ignorance breed

Help is available for those that can seek it, and some will no doubt need assistance

Persevere with these people, they NEED your help, as depression reinforces resistance

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In my last verse I want to return to some happiness, to encourage that there really is hope

To bring back a smile, and bring back a laugh, and add grit to that slippery slope

So finally this poem needs a wee joke I feel, like a welcoming light in a porch

That IS a light in the tunnel you know, and not just more misery with a torch !

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