It's hard

poem based on me and my step fathers eye's

it's hard to live,
when you can't work.
it's hard to live,
when you can't make money.

it's hard to talk,
when no one lets you.
it's hard to talk,
when no one listens.

it's hard to sleep,
when so much goes on.
it's hard to sleep,
when so much goes wrong.

Reviews

[Jong Schrijver]

A good poem. This poem is sad but also very true.

[Kasey Jones]

I love the repetition, and the slight change at the end. There's so much emotion in this piece.

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... i think that you are an immensely sensitive and an immensely gifted poet ... you have communicated a world of meaning and emotion in such few words and so skillfully that it is astonishing ... there is genius in simplicity ... thank you for reminding me of that ...