The bell rings
and everyone just
gets up.
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No one really talks about it,
but we’re all tired
like all the time.
Not just “I need coffee” tired
more like
my brain won’t turn off
even when I want it to.
Teachers say
“manage your time,”
like there aren’t
millions of other things
going on outside of class.
Homework,
family stuff,
thinking about the future
like we’re supposed to have it figured out already.
And somehow
we’re still expected to show up
like nothing’s wrong.
So yeah, if asked
we say “I’m fine.”
It’s easier.
No one want to be
the one who admits
they’re not.
But if you actually asked
like really asked
you’d probably hear
a different answer.
