Sinking...that feeling
Sinking, that feeling
In the pit of my stomach
One more bill I can't pay
Or expense I can't afford
One more thing I can't do
Experience I can't have
Or something I can't do
For my kids or my cat
Or maybe it's the strays
That really need to be fixed
One more financial responsibility
To add to the mix
Overwhelmed, sinking
I can't keep up
Healthcare costs, astronomical
Sink further in the mud
How can this be
I'm careful, I sacrifice
I work hard, full-time
Why the impossible price
Just to buy food, try to stay healthy
Keep a roof over my head
Just the basics, the bare bones
Why this feeling of dread
This can't be right
Life being so unaffordable
For the sake of our children
This is not practical, not workable
Things need to change
To become more equitable
So basic needs
Can be met for one and all


Alicia, your writing is powerful and so true.