You're so very welcome, and you've definitely given me something to think about when it comes to my next poem!
I'm sorry to hear you were feeling depressed, though I'm happy to hear you were able to take the negativity of that emotion and turn it into something positive by means of this poem. The best way to deal with negative emotions in my experience is to challenge them into something healthy. Just think, if it hadn't been for that bout of depression, you may have never wrote this poem.
In any case, I'm glad you're feeling better and I'm looking forward to you (hopefully) enjoying my piece as well : )
The feeling of depression comes and goes. It's usually made worse by me pretending I feel fine when I actually don't. That was the feeling - the realisation - that lead to this particular piece. Knowing the wave always bottoms out and rises again. Its done that for a long time now, so why fight it. Perhaps learn from it.
I can be very productive in the good periods. This is a rare case when i have been productive in the darker days. I take this as a good sign, a sense of maturity regarding feeling depressed. It doesn't own me, just shares my journey on some days.
Thanks again for your thoughtful comments :)