The ache
The pain
The soreness
Both physical and mental
Gravity is compounded
Weight upon weight
With no relief in sight
The hurt continues
Another day of work
Another day of tasks
Another day of hoping
For moments like this to pass
I try to breathe
But my shrunken lungs wail
My muscles tremble
Rebelling against what I ask them to do
The well is deeper than I first thought
The tunnel is longer
And darker
And scarier
I long not for joy
Nor pleasure
Just relief
Simple, unadulterated relief
It will come
I know this
I believe this
I so desperately hope
But until then
My distress goes on
And through teary eyes
I seek desperately for relief
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