As children bounce out at 5am
Staying up late, listless, without purpose
Makes early mornings hard to bear
The darkness outside matches the darkness within
As we attempt to pull the covers over our heads
For months now we've turned that frown upside down
We've gone sunny side up
We've smiled and adapted and bent and swayed
All to keep things going and moving and working
Alarms set and routines met and boxes checked
Every step moving forwards yet going nowhere
It could be worse the daily mantra
And it could, it really really could
But a daily mantra that could be worse is no mantra to have
And all those emotions and fears and worries
That you bottled and saved and shoved way down
Become tears before breakfast that you can't stop
Claire Buss is a multi-genre author and poet, completely addicted to cake. Find out more about her books on her website clairebuss.co.uk. Join the discussion in her Facebook group Buss's Book Stop.
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