My Knees Hurt
My knees hurt
Ive been pacing
Up and down
All day
Every day
For about 3 months
And most days
On and off
For the last 18 years
Or longer
Sometimes I say its the meds
Othertimes a protest march
Or a coping mechanism
Otherwise preparing for waiting work
Or trying to stave off obesity
I have the legs
Of a marble statue
Even if I have
A more Bachian body
But not from wine and song
But from tranquilizers
And their consequent weight gain
Rest can be hard to find
When one has a troubled mind
Povey 2016