Gimme a Break: Please
Gimme a break is a common call from those suffering fatigue, from whatever cause.
Recommended reading style is light and sorta hillbilly or a la We’ve Got a Convoy, surging relentlessly ahead. Inspiration for this piece was an anguished plea for time out from a care giver in the UK. Perhaps you’ve been besieged by duty and interference. Have a go. It might be a stress breaker if you read it like a rant.
I’m tired now and so worn down,
I’ve been workin’ round the clock.
It’s just like running ’round the block
And never sitting down—
Gimme a break!
My duty calls and I must go
To keep things flowing on a flow–
But duty lies right here right now,
So it’s on and on that I must plow
Gimme a break!
Gimme a break, gimme a break,
My body ache, my head explode,
My duties all on overload,
Why can’t I knock off now for pity sake?
Oh God please, just gimme a break!
Your demands are put on me–
You say you’re sorry to bother me,
You promise not to once again,
You never see the ache and pain.
Gimme a break!
I never moan, I don’t complain,
Yet here you are, it’s once again
Another favour you have to ask,
Another job another task—
Gimme a break!
Gimme a break, gimme a break,
My body ache, my head explode,
My duties all on overload,
Why can’t I knock off now for pity sake?
Oh please God, just gimme a break!
At Stake
I always give, I never take,
No matter what it is at stake;
The more I give the more you take,
The balance sheet about to break!
Gimme a break!
I always turn the other cheek,
It seems you slap it every week,
It’s this a-way or that a-way
You find a way to hassle me—
Gimme a break!
Gimme a break, gimme a break,
My body ache, my head explode,
My duties all on overload,
Why can’t I knock off now for pity sake?
Oh please God, just gimme a break!
I’ve given all I have to give
Energy is leaking like a sieve
The gas tank’s running outta gas,
I’m going to have to give it a pass
Gimme a break!
Leave me alone a little while,
This life I’m living has no style,
I’m wearied out, I have no clout,
I have no strength to even shout
Please, just gimme a break!
Gimme a break; gimme a break,
My body ache, my head explode,
My duties all on overload
Why can’t I knock off now for pity sake?
Oh please God, just gimme a break!
Time is precious
I have no time for taking time,
No longer is my time my time,
I cannot tear myself away,
I have no time to even stay—
Gimme a break!
Time is such a precious thing.
If only I could grow a wing
To fly me to where time is from—
I wish, I crave, to have me some.]
Gimme a break!
Gimme a break; gimme a break,
My body ache, my head explode,
My duties all on overload
Why can’t I knock off now for pity sake?
Oh please God, just gimme a break!
CREDIT: From Clip Art, labelled Epitome: Praying the Worry Away. Traced to:
http://epitemnein-epitomic.blogspot.ca/2012/06/praying-worry-away.html
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