on depression

[ysobel]

(Butterfly cinquain: A nine-line syllabic verse of the pattern 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 2 / 8 / 6 / 4 / 2)

there is
a great darkness
yawning within my soul
no one can see the void is there
but
it dwells deep within and swallows
all energy and joy
it consumes me
always