Can I Rest

Can I rest?
That's the quest
Most of us are addicted to stress
Which helps when things are next, next, next
But when they slow down life's a mess

Why the later I go to sleep, the earlier I wake
Everything like an earthquake 
Truly can make the world shake
The day I take a break

Can I rest?
This is a test, everything a mess,
I am glad. I am blessed.
But I have to see can I rest.

Stress will infest and make you detest...
Living... which is meant to decompress
I cannot change the people around me
So I must change the people around me
I pray inward, ground me
Let's see can I rest, I've been on this quest

Let's see... Can I rest.
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McBride  Avatar
November 21, 2022 at 8:33 AM
I love this , very gifted in your writing to be able to put this all together and make it fun and rhyme, and very great wisdom in it
Jendayi Avatar
November 22, 2022 at 8:35 AM
Thank you Stephan. Truly appreciate you and I love your words as well. Keep sharing. xo Gu
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