Brie addresses depression as if it were a person, speaking to it in four short sections that each begin with "You" and a name: leech, liar, anchor, pain. Each label shows a different side of the illness. It drains happiness, promises things will be fine and then proves otherwise, keeps the speaker isolated at home, and finally causes hurt. Anxiety and fear are described as depression's "besties," always invited to the party, which turns the speaker's loneliness into something crowded and unwelcome.
The mood is raw, tired, and heavy. The tone starts as accusation but slowly becomes more painful and personal, ending with references to self-harm and the belief that it is all the speaker's fault. The sign-off, "Forever yours," is chilling because it suggests the speaker feels bound to depression, as though they cannot escape it. Because the poem is blunt and unpolished, it feels honest, like a confession written in the middle of the struggle. Readers should be aware it deals with self-harm.