If Only You Cared

Depression doesn't care What your responsibilities are, It doesn't care That you have exams to do. Depression doesn't care That today is your sixteenth birthday, Or mother's day Or Christmas. Depression doesn't care If your family is "well off" That you have plenty of friends It doesn't care if your parents are happily married. Depression doesn't care If you've never had a traumatic event It doesn't care. Because depression isn't made of circumstance Not from broken families, abuse Poor grades or shitty friends. It comes from chemicals deep in your brain. It takes whatever life it happens to have And rips it to shreds. It leaves you broken and empty. It is not your fault And there's no way to hide yourself Behind happiness and a good life. Depression will destroy it all. Because it just Doesn't Care.