Floating on your Back

a poem processing how to deal with depression

What do you do
     when you feel like you're drowning?
Do you paddle harder
     and wear yourself out?
How do you survive
     when everything feels grey and gone?
I don't really know
     my tears only grow
They overflow
     into rivers of woe 
The little devils reveal, they show
     that not everything is okay
No amount of pretending 
     will ma…