being sick is...
being sick is being trapped
trapped in a bed
covered with laura ashley sheets
and a pillow with stars on it
being sick is signing online
checking emails
and bulletin boards
when i really should be sleeping
being sick is breeding pill bottles
and sometimes forgetting
which ones have been taken
and which haven't
being sick is going to sleep
in lots of pain
and waking up
in more
being sick is drinking lots
of gatorade
when what i really want to drink
is pepsi
being sick is watching sappy movies
about people living lives
because for this moment in time
i'm not
being sick is not having
the energy
to read your favorite book
or even watch tv
being sick is getting tired
of telling people
that today was another
bad day
being sick is griping
about anything
and everything
and expecting people to listen
being sick is forgetting
that there are
days of the week
and weather
being sick is having slaves
people to wait on me hand and foot
and i'm gonna miss them
when i'm healthy again.
--katie hess
