Conquering Battles With Strong Eyes

For months depression rained down
Weathering the parade people call life
Raining so hard the hours slip into weeks without notice
Time becomes inconsequential
You are a hollowed tree, alive but not living
Inhabiting a strangers body isn't as easy at it sounds
Amongst familiar objects but subjected to a bitter confusion
 
Clouds of loneliness and drops of fear linger above your head
Fear turning to sorrow as it beats down upon you
Dripping slowly down your body, pores absorbing self‑destructing thoughts
Everything is cold and wet but you can't feel it
All you feel is the constant rain, slow but steady
It never stops and never slows down
It only rains harder
 
Suddenly you are up to your neck in rain
You ingest then regurgitate it
You become the rain
You are the loneliness and the fear and the sorrow
You live every sad song, believe the soul‑destroying thoughts
Drowning in the ever deepening ocean of depression is your new life
Unfamiliar but true

Unannounced and out of nowhere you wake in your own bed
The mirror reflects someone different
The eyes look familiar
Confident and bold
You take a closer look
Stare long and hard
A familiar face glances back with kinder eyes

The world has inexplicably shed its bovine layer
Life becomes polished like a precious gemstone
Shiny and smooth
Glistering with fulfillment
The grass is greener
The sun is brighter
For the first time in memory "good" depicts how you feel

You are the same as you once were but more grateful
More appreciative of life and what if has to offer
People notice this change
It's in the eyes
Always the eyes
They sparkle again
Vibrant with color and twinkling like stars

The clouds have lifted and sorrow drifts away
The rain finally stops and fear soon dries up
The sun is now shining and happiness prevails
You are home, safe and sound
Surrounded by those who weathered the worst of the storm
The ones you can call true friends
All is well in the kingdom again
 
Rejoice for the victor who has defeated its rival
Be happy for the conqueror and her survival
Shout for joy and dance with pride
Spread this story far and wide
So that everyone may know about this battle fought and won
So you can save your happiness from also being undone;
If you must fight this battle keep happiness insight for once hope is lost defeat is sure
       to overcome you in the end and evil will rear its ugly head.