Hard Pressed

hard pressed to search for certainty, hard pressed to make some sense, hard pressed to end all these frustrations, hard pressed to submit to something (if only it will help you relax), hard pressed to try again as if you hadn’t failed before, hard pressed to fail again as if you’ll stop trying, hard pressed to want what others want, hard pressed to compare, hard pressed to buy into it, hard pressed to work harder, hard pressed to embrace what doesn’t suit you, hard pressed to smile when you don’t want to, hard pressed to accept the worst news, hard pressed to believe that something better will be coming, hard pressed to panic when the rest do, hard pressed to fall in line, hard pressed to be thankful for the scraps, hard pressed to be silent when you’re screaming inside.