Inconveniently Sick

Nobody asked you to stay. In fact, I urged you to go.

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A dark, desaturated bedroom on a rainy day. A rumpled bed and scattered tissues sit in the foreground beside a worn mug. Rain streaks a window overlooking bare trees, while a book titled Thin

Insults flow so freely,
No matter how hard I try,
Never seemingly satisfied
Until you claim the tears I cry.

From your noisy condescension
When I can’t think quite as quick,
Or making me feel worthless
’Cause I’m the inconvenient kind of sick.

Sorry I’m so draining,
Or a quivering, panicky mess,
Just adding to your juggling act
Of every kind of stress.

Nobody asked you to stay.
In fact, I urged you to go.
But I’m sick of being tortured now.
Just thought I’d let you know.