I Never

 

I never get depressed but I’ll suffer,
A year-long’s worth of months go sailing by.
Christmas as my woes are stocking stuffers
To hang around my waist like pecan pie.

I wish that’s all it was, I hardly eat,
I never get depressed but I’ll suffer.
A day of letting go would be a treat,
God help if the remedy proves tougher.

The devil how I work for my supper,
It’s never gonna matter anyhow.
I never get depressed but I’ll suffer,
Someday I’ll take on less than I do now.

And yet I wonder if I’ll find the time—
Like cigarettes, will quitting be rougher?
Cold turkey writing verse I’ll miss the rhyme,
I never get depressed but I’ll suffer.