Dissatisfaction

Fog outside
a lonely meal and an endless
cough and no sense of hope
for my mental wellness
plain bread and butter
unheated water
rows of pills and a cat
begging for my love
and attention
the kind certain to make her just as sick as I
Satisfaction
all of the above and someone to hug me
through the end of this miserable prison term
the sentence for my crime of not stopping to rest
and let others be there to support me
Faction:
A set of divided loyalties within me
one group of feelings saying all of the above
is too harsh
another set saying just let it be
it's another day in the stressed out
life of a lonely visiting law professor.