Extract: Pulling Through

Up so late,
Checking in
With the news
But finally relaxed
For a very short snooze,

Before rousing myself
And getting up running,
Flying through the day
Not feeling much of anything,

Focused on doing
And getting ready for work,
Wondering how I’ll make it
Through this mountain of chores,

One piles on another
And nothing seems to go right,
Everything breaking down
And fixing it no delight,

I’m full of fight
About issues
About which I’ve been hearing
That make me feel like sparring

But strategically speaking,
I’m still thinking
Of where to go
From here,

There’s a great deal of fear
But that’s common I hear,
And nothing about which
To be surprised,

As long as
We’re alive
We must know fear,
It’s just part of the here.