Frazzled

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