My Monday Metrical Musings #253

I Can’t. I Must.

I can’t
I must
I can’t
I must
My daily chants these days

I can’t
I must
I can’t
I must
To myself only I’ll say

She mustn’t hear me
Breaking down
Breaking apart
Breaking into
Pieces

She mustn’t see me
Falling over
Falling down
Falling into
Despair

I can’t
I must
I can’t
I must
Soldier on despite the odds

I can’t
I must
I can’t
I must
Not give in simply because

If I do, I am lost
If she does, we are lost
Our kids need us
We need them too

We can’t
We must
Fight on
Fight on

I can’t
I must
I can’t
I must.