Depression

A leaden shroud

Constricting blackness

Deep sleep that's longed for but never comes

A dirty trick of brain chemistry

Darkness soaking the soul

Unrelenting psychic pain

A scream with no sound

A poisoning of self worth

A relentless war on the joy in life

A steel wedge driven between you and yourself

A black hole sucking out your life energy

A formidable enemy within your own self