By Athena Stairs, April 12, 2025
Wouldn’t it be wonderful
If it weren’t all downhill
From here as they say
Except if it gets easier?
On a day like today
When I am so tired
I wonder that I ever had
Energy that conquered
The blues and overcame
Despite hardship’s blame
Haven’t felt so exhausted
That I can ever remember
Like a soft blanket covering
Giving safety or strangling?
I guess I just need to sleep
But insomnia keeps peeked
The part of me looking out
For awaited homecomings
And if I knew what was enough
Well, I would try to give all of it
And if my chance got back its luck
Well then, I would have to go for it
But it’s just been kids and me
A mixture of human and furry
Maybe this is the quiet that comes
Before the next storm sets tumbling
Any sense of balance that I have
Thought I should keep acquiring
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