Apathy and incompetence
In healthcare
A fax they didn’t send
Prescriptions delayed
Labs to do again

Who am I?
I am me
When did I
Become me?
As I recall

Don’t talk down to me
I am not a child!
Even children
Deserve respect

When the emotion comes up
It feels like heartburn
Like acid
Clenching my throat
My ears go watery

I’m watching a woman in a bikini
In great shape with a swollen bell
Play with her puppy named Gatsby
A Hispanic family comes
The little girl dips her feet in

Your enthusiasm exhausts me
This coke is flat
The bubbles disperse
Leaving a sticky and sweet
Aftertaste

We
Are me and you
Together
Two hearts
Two minds

I can feel it coming
Decisions I can’t make
Brain starts to freeze
Fingers won’t work
Sick of this disease

I need to tell you
How to survive
With our disposition
It’s okay to cry
Maybe

Hillary’s beautiful Rose
Bumpy’s favorite princess
My mini-me, my little lion
Cute button nose
Framed by red hair