Please

please don’t ask me
To carry your weight
To wipe your tears
To say it’s okay and apologize for how your mistake affects me

I am tired
My arms heavy already
My body sore
My mind spent

jumping through hoops
Intended to destroy
and deter and distract

Explaining over and over and over to deaf ears, closed minds, and blind eyes

I am tired of you being too tired to care, to busy to be bothered, to blissfully ignorant to acknowledge old truths

I AM tired. You...
You are just fine.

​-A. Voice