[A4A] We get up, we fight on

*It's a big old start of the morning motivational speech for someone at the end of their patience with all life's thrown at them*


*spaces indicate pauses or even searching for the next words to say*


*The whole script bar the last line is to be in a softer, quieter tone as it's first thing in the morning*


*Apart from this, there's very little direction  to this as it's one long speech. I will leave changes of tone up to you as you see fit*


--We get up, we fight on--


Good morning (optional: kiss on head)


I heard a moan, does that mean any chance of you waking up in the next 5 minutes?


Yeah, that would be a no.


Ok sweetheart, I'll give you 5 minutes more but I want you to listen to me. Or at least try? Deal?


I'm going to guess that mumble was in agreement. If it's not, you can get up and tell me to fuck off or hit me with a pillow or two.


Sweetheart, I get it. I get why you don't want to get up today. I've been there before. The feeling that bed may be the safest place to be.


I know life seems to have been digging a hole for you from which you can't picture climbing out of. Everytime you think finally something good is happening and the sun is finally shining on you, here comes life throwing another spanner in the works. It just seems that year after year, you've tried and tried, again and again and you take more steps backwards than you ever did forwards.


When I say I get it, I'm half right. I am no good at walking in other people's shoes. I try to understand and see things through other's eyes but I only end up frustrating myself. I could never see exactly what others see.


I'd love to know what thoughts run through your head. Dangerous I know. I've no doubt there's a mix of dark and random light thoughts in there. Throwbacks to years ago and worries about next year. A scary and weird place to be sometimes.

 But I just want to understand so I can try to help you. Throw a rope ladder down that hole to help you get out. Put a shield up to protect you from life's next attack. Love you enough that you can be strong enough to withstand any more problems.


I just want to see you content with yourself and this incredible life you've built for yourself despite all the setbacks. You don't see it but you are independent and fiercely so. You have your world and it's partly of your own making. I knew starting a relationship with you meant compromise. I didn't realise till later that it would be me adjusting more than you. You just had it all figured out. I'm still jealous. I wish I was that certain of anything.


You can be so fearless sometimes. You take action first and worry later. I used to bite my tongue so many times over that. It meant that the setbacks would hit you just that bit harder. Now I just accept that it's one of the many things that makes you you. The person I fell for.


Babe, its been a big old fight to keep going but we're here. I'm here. No matter what.


It could be a devastating phone call, another friendship falling apart, another day reminding  you that you are definitely the wrong job.  A day you look in the mirror and hate everything you see. A day you caved and are so much crappy food that you feel guilt the entire day after. The worstdrive home on the world's worst motorway(/freeway) on a day you just want to come home to me. Even as small but irritating as a small rip in your favourite jacket. No matter how big or small the setback, the drama, the pain. I want you to keep this in mind. Whatever happens, the sun will always rise and we will open our eyes to a new day.


 We might have days where we wish we just stayed in bed to wait for the sun to set again. In our darkest days, we might wish to never open our eyes again. But despite it all, that big old ball of fire in the sky still rises in the morning and we will open our eyes.


We get up. We fight on. You might not feel strong enough. You might think that waking up means opening yourself up for another thing to go wrong but maybe, just maybe it doesn't. Maybe today you get up, you fight every negative thought telling you to stay in bed and everything works out. It won't be a lottery winning, job promotion gaining, sun shining, luck everlasting day. But maybe you just get through it. Even if it's to make it back to the couch with me to tell me a few stories from the day with our take away food and random tv show we've seen a hundred times playing in the background.


 Not every day will be a bad day, gorgeous. I cant guarantee many things but I promise you that.


So what do you say? My timekeeping is the worst on the planet but I'm calling it as enough time.


{Listens and hears snores}


You fell back asleep on me. Rude *laughs*


Oh well, nothing else for it.


{Prime yourself to wake them up}

Wakey wakey!