HEADACHES
When you awake in the morning with your
head pounding like a drum
raising your head off the pillow an effort
you wish every sound was dumb
as you struggle to think straight as you try
your work to get done
all the things you always like doing today
are no longer much fun
a breath of nice cool fresh air might
improve how you feel
so you muffle up and face the cold
your headache to heal
then you see that it is snowing
it’s the barometric again
so I’ll just go on trying to smile and
put up with the pain.

M Ann Margetson March 15, 2002