Thursday, April 4, 2019

Rat Race

Two steps forward
One step back
Barely moving
I may Crack
Running
Tripping
Crawling
Crap
Rolling over on my back

Trip and fall
Lay in a ball
Get back up now!
F it all
Lazy brat
Stop laying down
Kick me again
That will help how?

Walking steady
Three whole steps!
Feet still heavy
Need to rest
Chest still throbbing
Mind still numb
Hit my knees
Now what's to come?
Someone help me
Too damn hard
You want me to go how far?

Here it's easy
Watch me fly
You can do it
Get up and try
Body's aching
Heavy chest
Can't you see
Doing my best

Finish line so far away
No way I'm getting there today
One more step then I collapse
Why must I go nowhere fast
Angry
Tired
Bittersweet
Stop your pushing
Let me sleep

Watch the sun set overhead
Knowing I'll sleep like the dead
Tomorrow go just two more feet
Just as tired
Just as beat
Did I even sleep at all?
Will I walk or will I crawl?

Life's a race I cannot win
And giving up is a sin
Punish me when I am down
Push me facedown in the ground
Force myself to stand once more
Living simply is a chore
Run this rat race day by day
Help me up or get out of my way