I’m never quite sure
Should I relax, take a moment for myself
Or work on my dreams, sleep when I’m dead
Isn’t it hard to find the middle ground, the fine line between
Being lazy
And hyperactive
When did just being stop being enough?
Just existing?
Expectations coming at me left and right
Parents hoping for the next steps
Colleagues asking for more, and more
Friends, family, society
Want more presence, more conscience
Are they really coming at me though
These expectations
Or am I putting them on myself
Waking up wondering how to make the most of each day
When I could just breathe and be
Feeling exhaustion, or restlessness
And little of the space in between
It’s only there, in that space
That I can find peace of mind
I should try and explore it
That space, that empty space
That doesn’t have to be filled, doesn’t ask anything
Just breathe and be