it’s the
way your day starts and ends
with your waking thoughts consumed
by all of the problems you slept with that rest in your room
and all the pain in your heart to match
the ache in your bones
the realization that you’re doing this
alone
and that no matter how much you give your all to
make this house a home
you’re always outta time
really, out of hope, out of luck
a few days late and more dollars short and
you’re trying to avoid eviction court and
you have more bills than you can afford
so when you finally sit in your car and scream
because you need a release
because sometimes showing you’ve been disturbed
can actually protect your peace
please understand that a lot of us feel like this and
the only reason some of us
haven’t let go of that thread
is because there’s someone who won’t let go
on the other side
the way your day starts and ends
can literally depend
on a support system that may or may exist
of your family and friends
and just be aware
that some of us have none of them
at all
no safety net to catch you when you inevitably fall
so maybe we’ll do better
by each other as a law
because God knows even the strongest soldiers, and camels
can only handle
so much straw