On a mission to take down
the pain in my leg
took a pill and a drink and one more pill
and sat my ass down
to take off the weight
On a mission to maybe
relax for a moment
took a drag and a sip and a drag and a sip
and dozed right off
for a whole ten minutes
Tried to wake up for good
with remote in hand
flipped around checked for movies thought about finding
a music channel
but that didn’t last
When I woke up again
a little bit later
stretched my neck and my shoulder and damned if the leg
wasn’t still a little tender
after all I’d done
On a mission of comfort
for pain and fatigue
Pain of body and soul and fatigue from fighting them both
it’s a daily routine
and it’s Friday again
so it’s been a whole week
of pills and sipping
smoking and sitting and running the word “relentless”
over my tongue and teeth
till it’s all I can taste