it's a normal headache

it's a normal

headache,

a tension headache

i guess you'd call it.

it's a light pounding

around

and in the cranium,

making me rub my

neck and twist it around

trying to relieve some

of the pressure.

i put a cold rag

on my forehead and lie

down.

i take three Tylenols,

extra strength

then put my feet up

on the couch.

i ask her to please 

stop talking for a while,

close the curtains,

and to turn

off the tv

and to put her phone

down.

i ask her to please take

her cat and dog

and talking

parrot home and to never

bring that banjo

over again.

i'm beginning to realize

that i only get these

headaches,

when she's around.