Depression

I don't understand your shadow,
That you fail to kill with tobacco,
Why does it lurk and stalk?
I fear the darkness of your talk,
Do you set out to scare?
Sometimes it's like your not even there,
Or is it the beast that mutters?
Did it cover your eyes with shutters?
Does it hold you in chains?
Why is your only escape pain?

I don't understand.
Perhaps it's best I don't,
Or else I'd too be damned,
Just, please, don't feel alone,
Sometimes come home,
All I can offer is a cuppa and cake,
And a promise not to fake,

I'll hold you and warm you,
I'll try light the path it takes you to,
I do not understand this round,
But I'll help you stand your ground.