Depression

My fragmented heart defied my mind's authority A gloomy transformation carved from sorrow's blood Dopamine disappears while endorphins are the minority The down feeling crashes in like an uncontrolled flood An unwelcomed intruder colonizing my obedient body I routinely succumb to your callous commands An old foe by the former name of melancholy Like a sponge you absorb my joy unarmed Your fourth unsolicited visit in fourteen years The voice of my normality fades in your shadow Familiar with your punishment I become immune to fears The heat of your rule coerces my heart to feel mellow I forbade hopelessness to assert its voice in my head Through gruntled teeth I allow my pride to fall instead Antidepressants forces a ceasefire in our internal war Tranquility pushes you out through my heart's aluminium door I embrace peace knowing It too visits but does not stay For I know you will return again in a few years from this day