A Never Ending War

Psychiatrists, psychologists
Councillors and more,
An endless round of battles
In a never ending war.

Depression pills and sleeping pills
Stomach pills and stuff,
An endless round of remedies
When will they be enough?

Clouded days and troubled nights
Anxiety and stress,
An endless round of hurdles
In a life that can't progress.

Empty cans and coffee cups
Chocolate, crisps and cake,
An endless round of comforts yet
Scant difference they make.

Forward steps, regressive steps
He's down then up then back,
A non-stop rollercoaster
On a never ending track.

Self-reproach and self-dislike
A self that's sometimes lost,
An endless round of self-critiques
Exact a mental cost.

Times for soft surrender
Times for fighting back,
Times when thoughts most asinine
His best form of attack.

Hanging in and holding on
Hoping for surcease,
As most wars this war will end
He'll live at last in peace.

Copyright DM Pamment 25th January 2012