My pain greets me every morning like a lover
I wake up against the wall as they lay infront of me
Blocking me from getting up
“Just a few more minutes”
And sometimes I wake up alone
They’re out shopping, maybe
“Don’t worry, I’ll never leave you”
Any work is work too long,
Wrap their starved tendrils around me,
“When are you coming back to bed?”
Sometimes I hide in the bathroom
But they whisper gently through the cracked-open door
“Are you okay in there? I was thinking we could cuddle on the sofa”
To have someone who takes care of me so
Allows me to rest so much