A tear held back waiting to shed
Thoughts swirling like carousels in your head
Eyes so tired they can’t help but close
Dreams with secrets nobody knows
Dirty covers lie on the bed
A journal on the shelf waiting to be read
Chinese food left on the table
An unopened box without a label
Rusty car and foggy windows
Empty cans, nothing within those
Windy nights that keep you up
Half full and half empty but it’s just a cup
Math, English, science and more
Children learn it’s quite a bore
Traveling and starting wars just for land
Leaving their home country unmanned
Go to work while children play
Its a routine followed every day
Wash the dishes and walk the dog
A New Years Resolution to begin to jog
Alarm clocks but time keeps slipping
Yet we waste it all and it keeps skipping