CLINICAL DEPRESSION By Tom Jensen
Narrator:
She finds a bottle of pills
And she holds them in her hand
Daughter:
My whole world is falling down
And no one understands
There's only one way
to solve my problems
That's for me to go away
After I'm placed in my grave
I won't hear anyone say...
Parents:
She had the whole world in her hand
But she let all of us down
Now she's gone to a far away place
Though she's only six feet underground
Parents:
What on earth would make her think
That we didn't love her so?
What pushed her past the brink
To where there was no place left to go?
Daughter:
Mom and dad
I never meant to hurt you
Nor cause you any pain
I guess that I imagined
My loss would be your gain
Parents:
Whatever happened in the past
Is nothing compared to this
That would pass just like the moon
With just a hug and kiss
Parents:
This is your one mistake
That'll never be undone
We used to have two children
Now we're left with only one
Everybody stumbles
When they learn to walk
Everybody mumbles
When they learn to talk
Parents:
What we've learned with age
Is that you give it your best shot
We prayed that you'd be strong
But you never even fought
Did you ever listen
To anything we'd taught?
When swimming against the tide
You give it everything you've got
Daughter:
With expectations oh so high
You nailed me to the wall
You placed me on a pedestal
So I was bound to fall
I ended up lying down
When I tried to stand too tall
And when I needed you the most
I was too afraid to call
Parents:
How could we have missed the truth
With the writing on the wall?
Why did you say nothing
When we should have known it all?
If only you had told us
For we can be so blind
If only had we known
We would have been more kind
Daughter:
Oh no, what have I done?
This shouldn't be my fate…
I realize I've made only one mistake
But now it's far too late
Parents:
Always remember that
You're daddy's little girl
The world would have been
Your oyster and you its pearl
Parents:
I would do anything
To give you a second chance
I would trade my soul eternally
Paying with a pound of flesh in advance
Parents:
Not only were you my daughter
you were my best friend
If only you had known
That it didn't have to end
Daughter:
Goodbye mama…
Goodbye papa…
May we meet again