I’m not going anywhere.
I’ll start at your temples
spread upwards and across,
your frequent companion
your Achilles heel.
Unassailable, trenchant, here to stay.
I’m not going anywhere.
You can bring out your pills
dab on your oils
eat or drink whatever
you think might help
but I’m not going anywhere.
Always happy to stay
I’ll be here when you wake
from your troubled sleep.
Don’t think I won’t.
I’m not going anywhere.