This Thing Called “Chronic Daily Headache”

The pills they dish out, make it worse.
We pray for cures – get the reverse.
The pain is real: It is not “fake”.
It’s called “chronic daily headache”.

We try so hard to keep our jobs.
No easy feat, when your head throbs.
The pain begins once we’re awake.
It’s called “chronic daily headache”.

When we’re forced to stop work at last,
and go on benefits, they’re fast
to chase us up. Make no mistake.
It’s called “chronic daily headache”.

DSS interrogations:
not my favourite occasions.
The pain is real. Wish it were “fake”.
It’s called “chronic daily headache”.

Paula Puddephatt