Roy Tang

Some days you are tired

Maybe you are tired of all the work

You can’t keep up with, it all piles up

Of all the meetings and reports

That come relentlessly without end

Some days you are tired

Maybe you are tired of all the time

That you never have enough of

Of all the deadlines and targets

That you never meet but should’ve

Some days you are tired

Maybe you are tired of the world

And how it’s unfair and never learns

Of all the madness and insanity

And sometimes you want to watch it burn

Some days you are tired

Maybe you are tired of people

And all of their pressure and expectations

Of all their lies and inconsistencies

Or disappointments in their decisions

And on some other days

It’s more of the same

But also maybe you see a smile in a child’s eyes

Or maybe you run into a long-lost friend from years ago

Or maybe someone laughs at a stupid joke you said

Or maybe you see a stranger help another

Or maybe you find a new favorite place to eat

Or maybe you solve a problem tearing you up inside

Or maybe a familiar tune plays on the radio

Or maybe finally you’re no longer in the red

Or maybe good fortune comes to your brother

Or maybe you find some time alone to breathe

And then you remember

That it doesn’t always go this way

That there are also better days

And you say to yourself

“Maybe tomorrow, I will not be so tired”