Poetry by Jim: My Depression

I sit
I lay
I stare
I stand

but don’t relax
but don’t rest
but don’t focus
but don’t test

I whisper
I scream
I touch
I weep

but don’t speak
but don’t fly
but don’t feel
but don’t cry

I breath
I creep
I peek
I hide

but don’t exhale
but don’t reveal
but don’t uncover
but don’t conceal

you notice
you question
you worry
you forget

but can’t grasp
but can’t relate
but can’t fathom
I can’t

by Jim McDonald