Do We Ever Stop Feeling Tired?

Original, August 2006

Do We Ever Stop Feeling Tired?

Growing up as kids,
Four hours was forever.
Growing up as adults,
Four hours can be no time.

As youngsters, naps were torture,
As adults, naps couldn't sound better.
Before, we could play all day and never get tired.
But now, if you take a nap, you're sure to get fired.

Stress only grows as the days get shorter
And time disappears as we grow older.
So many things we think we have to do,
So many things and so little time.

With so little time and so much stress
It is very hard to get any rest.
Emotionally, we tear ourselves apart
By stressing about life and matters of the heart.

All that work and no play
Makes for a very difficult day.
Where do we find the time to spend with our kids,
To play with them, teach them, and make them laugh?

Too much stress,
Too much work,
Not enough play.
There's too much to do in a single day.

Add up these days,
Consider these things;
This is probably why those above their 60's
Are almost always so very grumpy.