An open letter to Stress

Dear Stress,

Could you please stop causing emotional duress?

I can't seem to shake you,

No matter what I do.

I've done all that I could to make you go away;

I’ve studied hard, maintained my GPA.

Working diligently through the night,

I find no respite.

Overworked and overreached,

my energy is constantly leached.

Yet you still linger,

like an accusatory finger.

Haven't I done enough?

Will I ever be enough?

Now, could you please go away?

Or do I have to suffer another day?

Sincerely,

Me