I cannot fight
this tiredness anymore,
my head is heavy
and my body sore.
I am struggling
to keep my eyes open
now I have admitted
I am no longer coping.
I want to lie down
and let it all pass me by
for I no longer have
the strength to try.
The clock on the wall
is set in slow motion
as I move in a daze
battling these emotions.
I know I may surrender
and raise the white flag
like an old dog
whose tail no longer wags.
