
Frazzled is the word that most accurately
Defines me at home most days, unfortunately
All the focus that into my work I channel
Once I reach home, simply starts to unravel
Demands of housework, never-ending series of chores
My child asking for help with school projects and more
Dinner and clean-up, bedtime stories all vie
For my limited time and attention, I would not lie
That I often feel overwhelmed and annoyed
When I feel that way, any serious discussion I avoid
Too little time for all that I have to do
Starts affecting my sanity too
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To the evening mayhem before I return
I try to center myself so that I do not burn
Myself out trying to work at a frantic pace
I give myself some time and space
All alone, before my car I exit
Think and reflect, the urge I resist
To dash out of the car and straight inside
Most days I accomplish it, I say that with pride
Taking a few minutes to simply idle away
Is my meditation, that I practice day after day
When I see my family, less frazzled I feel
With simultaneous stressors, much better I feel
‘I give myself some time and space, All alone, before my car I exit’–this is what I would do before I left the parking lot at work. It made a world of difference!
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