Stories Plus

Believe it or not
I’m trying my best
I do all I can
But it’s not like the rest

It’s early morning
I’m barely awake
There’s a lot on my mind
I have so much at stake

They rely on me
I’m paying the bills
I work two jobs
I don’t get to chill

I’m hungry and tired
I can’t ease my mind
I’m anxious, thoughts racing
I’m stuck in this bind

I don’t get much sleep
Getting harder to eat
I want to be healthy
But I just feel so beat

What I need is a break
I work all days each week
Forty to sixty hours
My life feels so bleak

This work feels monotonous 
But I still try my best
I get up every morning
I continue my quest

I know how it looks
It isn’t much
But when you work everyday
You can’t give a bunch

So please, all I ask
Is for a small break
Just be lenient with me
For my mental health’s sake