Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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26/04/2026
Some days I’m the load
on a long, lonely road,
the task no one chose,
the weight that only grows.
I’m the box marked feather
that drops like bad weather,
the sigh in the air
when I step anywhere.
I never meant to be
such a slow gravity,
but doubt has a way
of darkening the day,
a whispering drum
that keeps telling me come,
keeps telling me stay,
keeps pulling me astray.
Yet even what’s heavy
can soften, can steady;
even stones in the stream
lose their edges to dream.
So I rise, though I bend,
and I try to befriend
this burden I bear
with a little more care,
for I’m more than the ache,
more than all that I take;
I’m the one who survives,
who keeps shaping their life
into something more strong,
something worthy of song.
Apr 26
Apr 26, 2026 at 1:06 AM UTC
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word of the Day
26/04/2026
Some days I’m the load
on a long, lonely road,
the task no one chose,
the weight that only grows.
I’m the box marked feather
that drops like bad weather,
the sigh in the air
when I step anywhere.
I never meant to be
such a slow gravity,
but doubt has a way
of darkening the day,
a whispering drum
that keeps telling me come,
keeps telling me stay,
keeps pulling me astray.
Yet even what’s heavy
can soften, can steady;
even stones in the stream
lose their edges to dream.
So I rise, though I bend,
and I try to befriend
this burden I bear
with a little more care,
for I’m more than the ache,
more than all that I take;
I’m the one who survives,
who keeps shaping their life
into something more strong,
something worthy of song.
What It Means
Onerous means "involving, imposing, or constituting a burden." It typically describes something that is difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with.
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