I Was Tired Before First Period
I used to sit in homeroom and watch the clock, already exhausted before the day even started. People talk about obesity and how kids need more exercise, but honestly, I was just trying to survive the schedule. Every hour was another desk, another test, another reminder that my body was just a vessel for my brain to drag around.
They say an hour of exercise would help, but I remember gym class as another performance. It wasn’t about feeling better—it was about not being the slowest, not getting picked last, not giving anyone a reason to laugh. By lunch, my head was pounding, my legs heavy, and I still had hours to go.
I get why people want to fix things. But I don’t think another hour of anything would’ve saved me. I needed less pressure, not more routines.
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