Oh to rest, Oh to rest

Awake bright and early, training long, training hard.

Finished now, oh to rest, oh to rest.

Next thing, next thing.

Coffee, go again, go again.

Feeling tired, feeling drained and so much to do.

One more thing, one last thing, then to rest, oh to rest

Won’t take me too long, this one last task too.

The tiredness lifts, second wind has arrived.

I keep going and going so much more I can do.

Fatigue patiently waiting, stalking ready to pounce.

Slow down, slow down.

Oh to rest, oh to rest.

The list grows longer, it will never be finished.

Tiredness returns and frustration takes hold.

Pause, pause, PLEASE STOP, rest and refresh.

Oh to rest, oh to rest

The list, the list, no stopping, no stopping.

Exhausted, overwhelmed, over committed….colliding.

Here comes clumsy, indecisive and forgetful.

Productivity vacant,  this is becoming so messy

Finally it hits, resentment, misery and fatigue.

My body had warned me, it had begged for some rest.

Oh to rest, Oh to rest.

The anxious mind never rests, it has an entire future of worry.

The anxious mind on high alert, preventing, planning and preempting.

The anxious mind taking hold when I am weakened by fatigue.

The anxious mind’s constant pushing, forcing it must all get done.

The anxious mind forever creating tasks, problems and concerns.

The anxious mind will never rest.

Oh to rest, oh to rest

Anxious mind you are part of me, we will always co-exist.

Anxious mind step aside, centre stage is not for you.

Anxious mind I see and hear you and today I will rest

Oh to rest oh to rest.