DAILY SNACK
Even good days start out from behind.
Somebody crying out from their bedroom,
Needing something, needing you.
You struggle up and out of sleep,
And it always feels like you have just fallen into the first deep sleep of the night.
If you have a baby,
That’s probably true.
The bad days then,
Are just escalated variations of that theme.
You never do catch up,
You never can get everyone what they need.
The day ends and you are still hopelessly behind on everything.
So you work through the night,
Hoping for a easier tomorrow.
And thanks be to coffee.