Can't Be Gone

 Some do it for the enjoyment but

Don't mind her

Somehow she manages to always do it for the attention

This was her mother's initial reaction when she told her about her depression

If only mother had paid more attention

She might have been able to help her win the war but

Here she was

Screaming at the top of her lungs

Like a pressure cooker with a loose knob

No!!!! No!!! No!!!

She can't be gone

I took her to church

Expecting the demons to flee,  fly, run

I always thought she just loved to talk; emotional blackmail and all

She can't be gone, she can't be gone; like a chant, mother went on

As guilt and grief overpowered her

Attention!!! Attention!!!

Proper medical attention would have changed the narrative of it all

(Maybe a little extra attention other than prayer would have changed the narrative of it all)

You don't just pray away depression

It's not a sign you've strayed from the presence of God

                                 theconflictedwriter