Depression is a topic that is pretty widely talked about in our society. In this pose, Dal lies down in a veil of shadow that hides most of his features. This was kind of how I felt in my own experience with grief-driven depression. Genetically, I was already operating with clinical depression and anxiety going into my grief which lead to a confusing coping routine. Many of my colleagues at the time knew what I was going through, but didn’t fully understand the state I was in. Out of good intentions, but a lack of knowledge, many of them just casually asked, “You ok?”