I lay here in discomfort
ignoring the buzz of my
phone
nobody important calls me
not that often, at least
so I lay here in discomfort
and ignore the knocks
on my door
the ping on my computer,
and wait for the bird
to mainline
the worm
while I lay here in discomfort
hoping the ceiling falls down
so I can say hello to
my people
(wherever they may be)
but for now
I’ll just lay here in discomfort
and wait for it all
to pass

because it somehow always
does.