My Unwanted Houseguest

By Karen Griffin

Headaches are particularly peculiar

like an uninvited houseguest,

Who never thinks of calling

And always leaves a nasty mess

Everywhere! Yes really quite appalling.

You never know what day or time

These nasty tyrants will come,

They just show up unannounced

And ruin all the fun.

They like to come in early

And stay ‘til later on.

They never seem to notice

All the damage they have done.

They just keep coming and staying

Sometimes all through the night

They cannot be offended

Or given a nasty fright.

To try and ask them to go- just leave

Would be about as efficient

As asking spiders

Not to weave.

Or better yet asking mosquitoes never to bite,

Yes that would be an awesome sight.

I would love to tell them where to go

But knowing them (they are so slow),

Would be perceived as stay as long as you please,

while eating up all my groceries.

Yes a headache is my

Unwanted houseguest

And I am the disgruntled host,

To playing endlessly forever

With the guest I hate the most.