Head underwater
The weight of all the tasks pushing me down
Can’t catch my breath
No break in sight
Trying to reach the surface
Drowning
Drowning
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Take a peek inside the different chapters of my life!
Head underwater
The weight of all the tasks pushing me down
Can’t catch my breath
No break in sight
Trying to reach the surface
Drowning
Books on the Back Porch 
Your poetry paints such a powerful picture of how so many teachers feel. Thank you for sharing your writing with the world.
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Thank you for calling it poetry. It is not something I normally write.
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*Throwing a life preserver to you* Don’t worry, you’ll get through this. Everything will be okay….
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I appreciate the life preserver!
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This is how every single person I encountered felt today, me included. Thank you for writing what I was too tired to put into words.
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Thank you!
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Thank you for sharing! Every teacher I’ve come across this week has talked about The Wall we’ve hit and can’t seem to get past! Hang in there.. I hear it gets better!
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I sure hope so!
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Hoping tomorrow you can come up for air. Hang in there- tomorrow is Friday eve!
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Thanks Britt!
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Despite going under, you found a way to write this perfect poem describing how so many others feel. Breathe in whatever you can do right now and breathe out all the rest. Just breathe!
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Thank you! It is a crazy time!
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I like how the word was at the bottom — appropriate for a poem like this. I love seeing poetry that reflects what is happening. Hopefully the waters will calm soon so you can float.
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I am hoping so!
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Such a strong metaphor for that overwhelmed feeling.
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