Every morning, I wake up and try,
To make my money last and get by,
But no matter how hard I work,
It feels like I\u2019m stuck in a tough spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bills keep piling up so high,
I work more hours, but it\u2019s never enough,
The paycheck is too small,
And the debts just keep growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve cut back on everything,
No more extras or little treats,
But still, the numbers never add up,
I\u2019m always worried, every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I look for more work to do,
Anything that might help me out,
But every job I find seems taken,
And I\u2019m left where I started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It feels like I\u2019m running in place,
Trying hard but not moving forward,
I\u2019m chasing after something better,
But it\u2019s always just out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I see others who seem to have it easy,
And wonder how they do it,
While I\u2019m struggling just to get by,
Holding onto a little bit of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes I feel so tired,
Like I\u2019m never going to get ahead,
And I wonder if things will ever change,
If this hard time will ever end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I dream of a break, a chance to breathe,
To finally get some peace,
But for now, I\u2019m just hanging on,
Trying to stay strong and keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I keep pushing through each day,
Even when it feels hard and unfair,
I know it\u2019s tough, and I feel worn out,
But I\u2019m still here, still trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m struggling now, but I\u2019m holding on,
Believing that one day things will get better,
And this tough time will eventually change,
And I\u2019ll find a way to get through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ve cut back on everything,No […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,25,98],"tags":[35,49,34,67,50,61,55,53,22,48],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-solitude","category-storytime","tag-poems","tag-poetess","tag-poetry","tag-preciousowoko","tag-spokenword","tag-spokenwords","tag-stories","tag-story","tag-walkingshadowpoetry","tag-walkingshadowpoetrykenya"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-photo-1108822.jpeg?fit=867%2C1300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2891,"url":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/its-not-hard-its-just-new-by-walking-shadow-poetry\/","url_meta":{"origin":2687,"position":0},"title":"It\u2019s Not Hard, It\u2019s Just New by walking shadow poetry.","author":"walking shadow poetry kenya","date":"January 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s not hard really, it\u2019s just something I haven\u2019t done before.My steps might feel shaky, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m weak.It just means I\u2019m learning, growing, and figuring it out. 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