A Part

thank you

for the invite

but i don’t think

i’ll be taking part

my attendance cannot

be deemed mandatory

so watch as i finish

before you start

watch my back

as i leave

and to never darken your door

again

you expected me to give

one hundred percent

but you didn’t account

for the pain

the constant pain

that plagues me relentlessly

is both a burden

and a curse

but you couldn’t see past

your precious numbers

and your lack of heart and respect

only made things worse

but no allowances

did you afford to me

in what was to be

my time of greatest need

you want me to come in

so you can sack me

you want to make

and see me bleed

the best you will get

from me for now

is an updated med-cert

in the mail

because i can’t be bothered

any more

this is not a "how-to"

merely a cautionary tale