scourge

Foul scourge haunt me not
leave me alone in sickness
let me eat my poor fair
in relative peace
take not the taste
and turn it to ash
what have i done to you
life, but loved too deeply
sacrificed my happiness
for that of others
chosen duty over comfort
why punish me for that
why do you deny me
for the crime of denying myself
why must i wake up
to the nightmare
of responsibility
for my own choices