They come at night, in bed. I wake with one. It’s in my neck. Tension. Fear. My sinews stiffen with it all. And then there is the nausea. I yield to the temporary relief of a pain killer. I don’t like to. I don’t want their chemicals in my system. But they take me back to sleep. I woke with another one three and half hours later. I lay there with it. No more pills. I need a clear head tomorrow.
