Shhh...!! (Don't whisper too loud!!)

In the dark forest, my feet slipped;

I felt like drowning with my hands clipped !

My head felt dizzy,

like I'm going little crazy;

I tried to control this self, but it's not that easy!

It felt like my world's gonna end;

I could feel the shivering in my voice and my hand!

My life, my achievements, my birth,

all started losing its worth.

Mocking voices in my head;

stated whispering from all 4 corners of the Earth!

I felt all alone, even in the metro crowd;

No laughs, no talks, only silence enshroud!

At last I felt - I can't take no more!

Finally unlocked my heart, feelings out-pour;

I whispered aloud to my family

hoping my insanity would be dealt calmly.

Alas! My whisper was further suppressed;

yelled silently, "How can you be DEPRESSED??"

My family recounted,

"There are people with a million woe,

but they don't have this Depression and 'stuff ',

and you have it! How can you say so?"

I was told not to unlock,

my mind & heart in the neighborhood;

From my 'crazy stuff ' & 'drama' ,

a mocking misunderstanding may brood!

At that moment I realized ,

'Blood' relations are something ordinary,

but 'Understanding' is something prized!

My condition felt like fine sand,

slipping out of my hand.

The voices in my head become hateful;

My existence to myself become stressful;

I decided to end this life - Disgraceful!

To tell you the truth, it wasn't easy;

standing on the cliff, feeling breezy.

Mustering up courage for this coward task;

It felt not only scary, but also uneasy!

But then out of nowhere,

a soothing voice fell on my callous ear;

although a little bit,

but the sky started to get clear.

That voice told me everything I wanted to hear,

I was also lent a listening ear,

along with compassionate eyes' pair.

This time I didn't muttered;

I screamed so loud, my words get scattered;

I cried so hard, my eyes still wetter!

My throat feels sore,

but my head is a little less dizzy.

Like little elixir reached my heart's core.

I can't remember who exactly it was-

a family, a friend or a professional?

Whoever it was,

I felt relatable,

I won't say - a bond Unbreakable;

but surely - a bond Understandable!

From that suicidal cliff,

I was lucky to step down.

But everyone's not as lucky,

and jump off with a frown!

It might seem alright on the front;

but it might be because family's confront;

or might be 'cause of neighborhood's brunt.

You may not be a professional,

but at least be understandable.

Don't turn blind eye to the situation!

your 5 seconds of concern may lift up -

someone's heart from contention;

someone's mind from suffocation.

Depression, as cold, is a disease for sure;

Not that much apparent, but with impacts impure.

Bottling it up with silence sewn society,

suicidal thoughts lure.

Be there before it's too late;

It might be difficult,

but as cold, it also has cure!