Rest more, Restless

I feel tired today
My body begging me to take a break
eyes heavy, limbs gelatin
My brain pushing me to power through
do this, do that
An ongoing battle 
The internal struggle itself, draining
I wonder sometimes
Why we as humans 
are not allowed to rest
The expectation for productivity every day
The word lazy used as a slur 
When really we all crave it
A day of rotting in bed
A few hours of scrolling mindlessly
Without responsibilities plaguing the brain
swarming like mosquitoes 
Rest is necessary
inevitable to our survival 
So why do us humans 
try our hardest to neglect it
To run fast pace away from it
Refusing to take time 
to turn off the brain 
And truly heal.