Stand

I’ve had
the weight of the world
pressing, squeezing,
driving down upon me
for so long.

That bulk,
The weight of a heavy heart
Dragging, wrenching,
Pulling at a weary soul
For too long.

A chip
Weighs down my shoulders
Urging, goading,
Forcing my knees to the ground
For so very long.

Down there
With the weight of a broken heart
Crumbling, caving,
Collapsing in silence around me,
For far too long.

I realize
This weight is not impossible to bear
Pressing, striving,
Driving myself upward, I stand again
Though it took so very long.