The Eggshell Effect

I started the day with a migraine

I ended up taking medicine for it

My son asked why but I couldn’t tell him

I knew you were upstairs eavesdropping

If I had told him I had a migraine, you would have made the rest of the day a nightmare with a substantial increase of noise

I ended up having to lie down a lot, just to keep the pain to a minimum as the medication wasn’t doing its job

My son wanted to play, but I couldn’t

I had to explain to him quietly (so that you wouldn’t hear) that I couldn’t because my head hurt

I shouldn’t be afraid to tell my kid I’m sick

I shouldn’t be afraid that you’ll hear me

I shouldn’t be afraid that you’ll make things worse because you know I’m not feeling well

I shouldn’t be afraid to speak in my own apartment

I shouldn’t be walking on eggshells because of you