It isn’t just the body
that gets tired
sometimes
it's the soul
and
the heart.
They can feel
heavy
exhausted
weighted.
And sleep won’t fix it.
Sometimes
the will
the drive,
they need a break.
It’s the long tired
The long long tired
The tired that years of living wrong bring.
The tired that comes from selling a piece of your soul everyday
There’s an anchor
on the spirit
It stays above water sometimes
but when the day is long
and the laughter is forced,
it gets pulled under
Even mindlessly typing
is hard
when
you’re
this
tired
The body feels it too
down into the bones
and behind the eyes
Some nights,
the mind demands a rest.
It needs time away
from the constant abuse
and stimulation.
I don’t know how parents do it.
-C.H.
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