Predominating

Here i am, crawling
barely able to move
each time i put a hand down
i am deepening the groove

for i've been here many times before
and the ground is wearing thin
soon i might fall through it
and escape this world i am in

for this distorted place of pain
contains so much hate and fear
and the damage that it causes
reflects itself like a mirror

people are no longer whole
but tattered and torn apart
pieces of them are missing
like a puzzle with an end but no start

nothing looks the same anymore
no matter how long you stare
even old friendly faces
are emotionless and bare

but if you took a moment
to look inside yourself
you would see that solitude
sits upon a shelf

but this platform is much too high
and so it can't be reached
the loneliness will never subside
despite how much you've beseeched

yet people continue to wander
these desolate, depressing lands
not one person lays down to die
because no one understands

nothing will ever improve here
cold silence will always remain
the voice of solace will always be muted
and depression will continue to reign

*random, i know. the title is because depression is predominant in the world today (or at least it seems so). please comment/ vote. thanks.*