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

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One more thing I can't do
Experience I can't have
Or something I can't do
For my kids or my cat

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Or maybe it's the strays
That really need to be fixed
One more financial responsibility
To add to the mix

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Overwhelmed, sinking
I can't keep up
Healthcare costs, astronomical
Sink further in the mud

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How can this be
I'm careful, I sacrifice
I work hard, full-time
Why the impossible price

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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

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This can't be right
Life being so unaffordable
For the sake of our children
This is not practical, not workable

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Things need to change
To become more equitable
So basic needs
Can be met for one and all