De Profundis

De profundis, they say
You can come
Out of the depths
 
If you just think positive,
You can lift yourself
If you can grasp at hope,
You can fly
Out of the depths
And into the light.
 
It's a lie.
 
When you're there
In the depths
Sunk into a despair
So profound that
You no longer want to be saved--
Would prefer death
Just to have it end,
Just to make
The pain go away--
 
There's nothing you can do
Nothing you can say to yourself
Nothing you can believe
That will drag you up
De profundis.
 
Except a friend.