Shoot me in the Face

My school notebooks are half class notes and half creative writing. If I get to class early or the lecture is just so boring that I need something or anything to keep me awake, I write. The following poem was written in June of 2008 (from what I can discern from its placement in my notebook) It is one of many "Shoot me in the face" poems I have written. It sounds selfish because I don't think I portrayed the frustration well enough, but oh well. Enjoy

Shoot me in the face
Just pick a spot
Doesn't matter the specific place
and take your shot

They call my phone
I don't answer
So they come to my home
and it's always another chore

Something someone needs me to do
Another number on my "to do" list
another endless project to persue
I will have to do it all even though they say they just need me to assist

It's another nuclear attack
and shopping trip
and delayed step forward for five steps back
so I eat my nails, tap my fingers, bite my gums, and chew on my lips

Hey, thanks for thinking of me
When you wanted someone to ease your day
If you want to make me happy
Shoot me in the face.