I awaken each morn
only wishing to sleep ...
my dreams from me savagely torn.

I desire to see
so open my eyes ...
but now what I see isn't me.

I yearn to feel
and reach out to touch ...
yet from life's possibilities I reel.

I ache to care for
those who care about me ...
but can't find the key to the door.

I long to cry
but feel no emotion inside ...
it's almost as if I've already died.

Depression has seized
the life I once loved ...
Can anyone hear my pleas??