Beating the Clock

By: Alicja Carter

Beating the clock

No time to stop

Worthiness hangs in the balance.

Doing it better

Being the best

Rising to every challenge.

Expectations set high

No supports could sustain

Get it together, be better.

A sharp razor's edge

That cutes from within

The inhabitant continues to suffer.

Overworked and underpaid

In need of some relief

Yet we take on more

To even the score

Of our"not good enough" belief. 

We continue on

As we've always done

Full tilkt in all directions.

Killing ourselves

Going nowhere fast

Disconnect from our intentions.

We vent our troubles

Again and again

Wipe the tears and pull it together.

Fretting inside

With each passing day

We'll be trapped in this condition forever.

Despite all of our efforts

We take a turn for the worst

Unable to fulfill the demands.

Our extreme ways to coping

Leave us thirsty for more

As we present with empty hands.