when you are ill

* when you are ill *
I expect the dependability of other people
Think their judgement would be as mine
Expect they would do as I would do
If visiting a doctor detail fully why they are there
Question if need be advice given
Come out with drugs needed
Or referral required
And if nothing can be done
Have stoicism to accept and move on
I am unannoyed by your illness
I am frustrated by dithering
Be sick or well
And when sick play the role of one who is sick
Do not be a constant martyr
Go to bed and rest
Take your illness to another place
Just be sick
Allow others to lend a hand
In your absence things may be done differently
Unlikely we will forget to breath
If we get hungry we will feed
As long as it is not structural damage
A little untidiness can be ignored
Just worry about yourself
Let others worry about all else
So if I seem uncaring
Or appear to grow to anger
Is because I care too deeply
And it strains me so
When you appear to neglect
This caring of yourself
Do not rest and medication take
To restore your precious health.