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