Darkness to Light

Hello Darkness, my old friend
Why do we have to meet again
Depression is heavy
Like a big black bear sitting on your chest
It is like being lost in a cave
It is like the bitter cold on a winter night
The warmth of the fire inside can't even help
It is negative thoughts and feelings
That can't even be chased away with gratitude
It is knowing others have it worse
But that just leads to guilt
It is a desperate desire to fight to feel better
But a lack of motivation and energy to do what needs to be done

It is only when you learn to surrender and sit with the feeling
That you even have a fighting chance

And with acceptance comes the light
Feeling better is like seeing a rainbow through the clouds
A glimpse of colors among the dark
The light comes slowly
And then all at once
Like headlights blaring in your face as a car comes towards you on a deserted road at night
Like accidentally staring at the sun on a bright sunny day without sunglasses on
It is the feeling of the warmth on your skin on the first day of Spring
The weight is suddenly lifted, with a sigh of relief
A intense feeling of gratitude to feel light as a feather
Thankful that the lightness brings the ability to laugh so hard that your belly hurts
And the voice to sing again
Or do a silly dance

And then you vow to never let yourself spiral so far down in the cave ever again