‘All you have to do is ask’
‘The resources are there’
But what you don’t see is the red tape
The loopholes that have to be jumped through
How many times you’ve been told no
To the point where you’re now feeling invisible
Afraid to ask for anything
Because you’ve been fighting too long just to be heard
It shouldn’t be so hard just to move forward
Only to be traumatized again
Because the system makes it too hard
The system is broken
An individual shouldn’t be left to feel abandoned at the end of the day
All because of a broken system
When all you have left to hang onto is a string
That broke eons ago
And you’ve begun to doubt it even existed
While the light at the end of the tunnel burned out a long time ago
Leaving you to walk around in the dark
Alone
While being told ‘Ask for help’
Knowing your not going to get it
Because of the red tape
And the loopholes
And the endless no’s
Island of Misfit Mamas 