hard pressed

hard pressed to search for

certainty, hard pressed to

make some sense, hard

pressed to end all these

frustrations, hard pressed to

submit to something (if

only it will help you relax),

hard pressed to try again

as if you hadn’t failed before,

hard pressed to fail again

as if you’ll stop trying, hard

pressed to want what others

want, hard pressed to

compare, hard pressed to

buy into it, hard pressed to

work harder, hard pressed to

embrace what doesn’t suit you,

hard pressed to smile when

you don’t want to, hard

pressed to accept the worst

news, hard pressed to believe

that something better will

be coming, hard pressed to

panic when the rest do,

hard pressed to fall in line,

hard pressed to be thankful

for the scraps, hard pressed to

be silent when you’re

screaming inside.