The poem “EPISODE I—CLINICAL DEPRESSION” BY AKIF KICHLOO dives into his struggle with his own diagnosis of depression and the separation as an individual from his diagnosis. Kichloo looks to showcase how difficult it is to live with depression by comparing it with flies in the circle of life. Depression is a serious illness that takes many forms and need to be treated accordingly, according to Kichloo.

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