Sometimes being tired

is less about no sleep

and more about the fact

that your soul feels no peace.

Sometimes being tired

is being sick of the chase

exhausted from always running

but never winning the race.

Sometimes being tired

is having a hard time hanging on

when everyone around you

expects you to be strong.

Sometimes being tired

is giving up what you should get

to just fade into the background

like an old friend they will forget.

Sometimes being tired

means you leave what you love

when you can finally admit

what they give is not enough.

Sometimes being tired

means you stop fighting the fight

as you slip away quietly

like a thief in the night.

Because, sometimes, being tired

looks a lot like goodbye.