It’s Not Hard To Wake Up in the Morning

It’s not hard to wake up in the morning

You just have to un-close your eyes

Let the light come in when you lift up those eyelids

And know that you have slept through the night

 

The hard part is getting up

Getting out of your comfort zone

Telling yourself to gather your strength

And let it flow your cheeks to your feet

 

Look forward to that time when you can stop

Convincing yourself to get up

Because you don’t have to

Because you’re already there

Because the wheel kept on turning

and you don’t have to push it anywhere

 

I don’t think I have to spell it out

Because each of us has one, whether we admit it or not

A dream, a goal, a mission, a passion that our eyes are open to

But our minds so cowardly keep us from going

 

How many times do we have to fool ourselves that time is on our side

Oh how we’ve gotten so good in telling lies

We’ve been proficient in making excuses

We dream our days away knowing we’re given limited mornings

 

Knowing  doesn’t change a thing

It’s what you do with that knowledge

Waking up doesn’t matter

If you stay in bed and hide under covers

 

-Sarah Francisco Sudiacal