Until I Rest

I have things to do and places to be, Burdens to bear and people to please. I look not at the watch staring back at me, For I shall be late to the morning tea. I have so many conversations to make, And very many promises to break, I have to be at the graveyards and the cemeteries, Then put on a smile and bring the kids pastries. I have to look the sick in the eye and lie, Beg them to hold on to false hope till they comply. I have to make sure the last of the biscuits sell, Then guide the birds back home when night befell. I have things to do and places to be, But let me rest a moment before it's time to leave.