I feel the veins that sit behind my eyes Grow varicose as gentle light starts Filtering through fractured blinds That shade the world from me You'd always watch me as I'd wax and wane Fluoxetine and slow decay Dependence on a medicine is Hell without relief I am bereft of the ineffable affections I feel I am owed My vacancy and apathy are all that I have left to show For years I spent in isolation, for chemicals that took the place Of fleeting moments in which I found reprieve from misery And it seems the only solace I'm afforded is now Instead of wanting to kill myself I just sleep I guess progress really isn't want I thought it would be And as I lay supine and let the phosphenes fade after another collapse I'm left to contemplate if I'm really getting better Or if I'm just numb to the feeling of falling apart My dichotomy has always been that I'm scared of burdening those who love me But knowing I need help before I die afraid and lonely But maybe it's all in my head The irony I face is that whenever I try to medicate my aches It kills the only part of me that makes me want to stay And as I lay supine and let the phosphenes fade After another collapse I'm left to contemplate If I'm really getting better, or if I'm just numb To the feeling of falling apart