Done

I am done

Fed up with the backlash

And judgemental comments

You have no idea

What it’s like to live like this

Every day being a struggle

You say you know pain

And that you have to hide it

As life goes on

Yes life does go on

But sometimes you need to give in

And rest your weary body

You sound like a martyr

Saying that’s not possible for you

And that work needs to be done

But work can wait

You are not that important

Though you think you are

You may find it hard to believe

But life can function without you

No one is that special

Yes there may have been a time

Where I couldn’t function without you

But I’ve now seen the light

I am capable and strong

And can do life on my own

Without you holding my hand

It’s time to let go

I say for the millionth t time

But this time it is real

Let’s see how it goes

Because every time I walk away

You always come running

Jo Anne Kennedy

December 2018