rest
the hardest currency to negotiate
I often feel undeserving
odd, right?
to not feel worthy of a basic need
others demand their share
fly away to sunlight yet me
     I feel this presupposed obligation
a reason to continue despite
I tell myself movement is the key
always, ever onward or else
I will collapse, sink, unhinge
except
it’s truly the opposite
and I’m currently collapsing, sinking, becoming
unhinged
all the while screaming into my own ear
take time before you regret not taking time
a circle, a cycle, a whirlwind
why is this what is
     simply rest