Today is Crushing Me
Navigating Despair: Will Dailey's Reflection on Life's Crushing Moments
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today is crushing me
Feeling overwhelmed and burdened today
I hope it's just today
Hoping that the difficult feelings are temporary
I'll find out tomorrow
Anticipating finding out more about the situation tomorrow
with these led hours out of my way
Referring to the challenging hours with a heavy load
somebody please check in on me
Requesting someone to check on the person's well-being
make sure I am still around
Ensuring that the person is still present or alive
today is crushing me
Reiterating the feeling of being crushed today
it's not making a sound
Expressing that the distress is internal and not audible
I know there's something
Acknowledging the existence of something important to experience through the senses
I have to see, feel, hear or taste
Connecting the overwhelming feeling to a need for sensory experience
Today is crushing me
Repeating the sentiment of being crushed today
every effort has been a waste
Expressing frustration that every effort has been futile
Probably I will get beyond this
Hopeful about moving past the current difficulties
find new fires and friend to make
Expecting to discover new passions and friendships
today is crushing me
Reiterating the overwhelming feeling without clarity on a solution
and I don't know what it's gonna take
Expressing uncertainty about what it will take to overcome the challenges
my god what have I done
Reflecting on past actions and questioning their impact
with my time with my heart, my skill or lack there of
Regretting the use of time, heart, and skills
my god what have I done
Repeating the questioning of past actions with a focus on love
Did I spend all of my love
Wondering if all the love has been spent
Did I spend all my love
Repeating the concern about depleting love
in the wrong way after all
Questioning if love was misdirected in the wrong way
sleep talk about the weather
Using sleep as a distraction from life's difficulties
and whether it'll get any worse
Discussing the weather as a trivial distraction
That's the ideal distraction
Highlighting distraction as an ideal coping mechanism
When you know you're dying of thirst
Choosing distraction when facing emotional thirst
I've been crushed before
Referencing past experiences of being crushed
I used to be 6 foot four
Recalling a time when the person felt taller and more confident
never on a side that could lose
Reflecting on a past where the person felt invincible
now I am pieces for trampling
Describing a current state of brokenness and vulnerability
and I have no excuse
Acknowledging personal shortcomings without excuses
my god what have it done
Repeating the questioning of past actions with a focus on love
did I spend all my love
Expressing regret about potentially misspending love
did I spend all my promise
Questioning if promises were also misspent
on the wrong one
Reflecting on the possibility of investing in the wrong person
my god what have I done
Repeating the questioning of past actions with a focus on love
Did I spend all of my love
Reiterating the concern about depleting love
Did I spend all my love
Repeating the questioning of past actions with a focus on love
on the wrong one after all
Questioning if love was misdirected in the wrong way
but I am still working it out
Expressing an ongoing effort to figure things out
one step, one more
Emphasizing the incremental progress of working through difficulties
keep on working it out
Continuing the effort to overcome challenges step by step
one breath, one more
Stressing the importance of persistence with each breath
I'm still working it out
Reaffirming the commitment to keep working through the challenges
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