An Ode to My Back

Should I give you slack?

Si joint pain

a few days of rain

just you and I

At 3 am

Where do I begin?

You carried it all

always taking the fall

One day you said, “No more!”

and I couldn’t walk out the door

I railed against you

“Look what you made me do!”

Yet, you carried it all

and I blamed YOU

and let you take the fall

I stood back

I wasn’t giving you slack

you supported me

but did I support you?

Now what can I do

to take care of you?

I’ll be kind

I’ll be nice

I’ll treat you with ice

then heat

and I promise

I’ll be off my feet.

For a few days

anyway