To Overcome Depression by Aisha Malik

I sat alone in my room

wondering what the world was producing

I just watched tv all day

My mind is constant battle between two characters in love

Their animation displayed in front of me

While I only reeled in my despondency

I was co-dependent on my depression

The rain defined my hair, my nails, my entire personality

Then one day I tired of it all

I picked up a pen and suddenly I became animated

I was in love

I reeled in the sun

I became co-dependent on my art

The sun defined my hair, my nails, my entire personality

One day I became tired of my bereavement