Today Was A Hard Day Poem by Lindy Jean Kleinhans

By LJK


Today was a hard day getting out of bed
There are too many things going through my head
I know I should focus on the good instead
But today was a hard day getting out of bed

Today was a hard day putting on my clothes
I wavered the idea of taking a dose
But sleeping seems to be the only way
where I don't have to worry about today

Today was a hard day brushing my teeth
Emotions keep scratching my skin underneath
I struggle to find the balance that's needed
The warnings! My brain has over exceeded

Today was a hard day just to put on my shoes
I cannot afford my identity to lose
or take hold of my most prized possession
My light WILL NOT flicker into recession

I muster the courage, and put on that smile
Commanded deception with the flick of a dial
A new day awaits, and I must proceed
With caution,
as my heart's been used with much greed

Today was a hard day getting out of bed
Eventually I'll manage these thoughts in my head
It won't be easy, it's all so unknown
Foreign and new, but oh! how I've grown