For Poor Joe

For poor Joe it has been another down day And nothing it does seem is going his way Though he has three nice young children and a beautiful wife Depression of late has crept into his life He owns a nice home, has a good job and drives a good car And up the social ladder he has climbed far But he is often not content in his mind Life can be so sad for the depressive kind Yet he is a nice person even when feeling down And a good friend to many on his side of the town He is one who performs many a good deed And never turns his back on anyone of his help in need Of his days of depressive moods he may never be free For people like Joe how sad life at times must be That depression is a form of mental illness is nothing new And those who suffer of it are not of the few Depression it does seem is a mental flaw For some people life can be like Murphy's Law To his bouts of depression poor Joe is resigned Of late he does not feel content in his mind.