The Leash

My depression owns me,
And like a dog,
I wear its leash.

I try to stop,
sit down in the street
But the shadow just chokes me
With one pull of the leash.

I try to overcome it,
But it's just too strong,
I can't get away,
I can't move along.

I whisper in silence
Try to leap for my life
But I run into violence
And my life is now gone