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A CAREGIVER'S FATIGUE

When we're wearing the fatigues of a caregiver  
No matter the need, we gotta stand and deliver  
Givers may timber without prescribers for self care  
Even healers must remember to let down our hair  
 
Some will declare war against us when they hear NO
Regardless of their anger, remember who runs the show  
Know that nobody knows your weariness more than you  
If you run yourself into the grave, then what will they do?
 
You must take a knee when your fatigue gets heavy  
Allow no one to guilt trip you like you are a Chevy
Stand your ground firmly whenever you need some rest  
We're super dooper troopers but there's no S on our chests  
 
I must confess that I've learned this through trial and error  
Now I invest in my rest and my vision couldn't be more clearer  
I'm a giver, an inspirer, and writer but not super human  
Doing all that I can as a man to not bust like a hymen  
 
Slowing the rate of the date displayed after the hyphen  
It'd be too late to see my mistakes once I've reached the end  
We can only bend but so far before our star begins to dim
Descending into the ocean; but no longer able to swim
Written by da_poetic-edifier (Damon)
Published | Edited 19th May 2022
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