No easy task

They said it
would be easy
but it was no
easy task,
and if help was needed
all you had to do was ask.

But the spirit of compromise
was like trying to wipe away
the fading sleep from the eyes.

If something needing doing
then it had to be done by you,
because other's didn't recognise
what you were going through.

Get up in the morning
then early to bed,
just had to keep on going
and take it as read.

The burdens that were
carried around
for other's appeared
quite profound.

It's so easy to
give advice,
but a helping hand
every once in awhile
would be nice.

So there you are
against the elements
and it's no easy task,
the responsibilities
that become like
a heavily weighted mask.