Ever Since Monday

Ever Since Monday

Ever since Monday, I feel the pressure.

It crawls down my spine, seizing my nerves

I feel only its pressure

Surging

Ever since Monday, I am controlled with how the pain controls me

I am scared to try anything new

Giving my adversary a new vector from which to attack

Relentless

Ever since Monday, I listen to its suggestions for my acquiescence

It is a voice only I can hear

Only I can resist

If only I could

Ever since Monday, I wonder if I shall ever see another Monday

Or Tuesday or Wednesday

By Thursday, the pain will cause another pain

Emanating from my pistol

So, I am at a stalemate with my pain

It is parasitic, only for as long as I live

Then, and only then, it is as trapped within

For every Monday yet to come