Participation Award

I don't want to admit it
But I'll do whatever you want me to
I'd eat the nails and car scraps
Up from off the road
If it would fix something
Because teeth are just useless bones
And when my gums are bleeding
I'll just smile and say
"I hope you're feeling better."
Just hoping you'd say the same

But I'm not feeling better
I'm always feeling worse
I'd never ask for your attention
I'd never beg for your concern

I think I deserve some recognition
Maybe an award for my participation
Because I would love me if I would let me
But I'm so caught up in what I should be
I have to be good for something
I have to be good at something

Life's just what happens
Between the times I can sleep
In a room that's a best friend
Who won't be kind to me
No one bothers to ask me why
I'm in bed all day
It's just not fair
That I feel like this every day