My Life With Major Depression

I’ve been in
A deep malaise
It’s gone on
For days

I lack any
motivation
I don’t feel
Any elation

I lost interest
In things I used to do
My depression
Hit out of the blue

I feel like
A beached whale
I wish in life’s ocean
I could sail

I would like to run
And laugh and play
Instead I face
Utter dismay

I hope one day
My mind will be whole
Until then
I live on the dole

Life with mental illness
It is no easy thing
I dream of Heaven
And the joy it will bring

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026