Buried under burdens that can’t be carried

Gasping for air that just can’t be found

Fighting for something so poorly defined

As others dump their weight right on top

Arms that grow heavy and legs that are weak

A back and two shoulders that break under strain

Body and soul barely banded together

Not even sure what they’re working toward

So long have they toiled through changing conditions

Ever evolving expectations to rise to

When crushed beneath the growing heft