The Pinnacle

Depression
What does it mean?
To all, it's definition is concrete
But to the individual it means more

It is within the concrete walls
Where the mind remains trapped
Without a way out
And no one to help

In there the mind wanders
To unthinkable places
With irreversible consequences
We have no choice but to go deeper

It's at this
That we as humans reach the pinnacle of life
Do we live?
Or do we die?

For those who live
The pinnacle is just out of reach
And those who die
Remain on the top

Depression
Ruthlessly gnawing away at our minds
Before we finally snap
And that's the pinnacle

There's no way out
Of these concrete walls
Unless there is...
To end it all

Only then
Will the concrete break
And although it's sad
It's an ultimate fate

Depression to me
Is different to you
But we treat it the same
Because that's what we were taught to do

Keeping it in
Is all we can do
Until we let it out
And then you're through

The signs and the symptoms
Shouldn't be ignored too
For the individual
May suffer different than you

Don't act like you know
Because really you don't
Depression is different
And there is no hope...