Running on Empty

Lately,
I’ve been trying
to squeeze a dollar
out of a dime
and an hour
out of every minute.

But it never
seems to work.

Time
is money.

Money
is time.

Well,
I don’t have enough
of either one.

It’s almost like
everything requires
some kind of
little sacrifice.

And all I’ve done
is give and give,
but there’s not much
left now.

© Gabriel Bates