Inside I’m breaking

Yet outside I smile

I haven’t been okay

No, not for a while

A weight on my back

That mom gave away

Work, eat, sleep, repeat

That’s her struggle each day

My own daily struggle

Consists of mom’s work

Not the one she drives to

But the one without perks

I act as the mom

While she’s not here

Taking care of the kids

My mind becomes unclear

I can’t think straight

Can’t focus in school

I try my best at home

But my fire’s out of fuel

I’ve tried telling mom

That I can’t take any more

She just sits and cries

So I just shut the door

Then at night, I sit

And it’s just my luck

That no tears will come

I try but I’m stuck

I’ve been stuck lately

With this job on my back

No tears here to help

I’m on a one-way track

So now I head deeper

Into my own dark

I want to get out

And regain my spark

I just let it happen

My fall never-ending

Because inside I’m broken

And far beyond mending