I was anemic:
smelling of mothballs,
cluttered with rejections,
unpaid bills, tired blood,
years of night.
Now a daily swallow.
Kiss swished down with promise.
You taste better than any placebo.
Rinse life clean.
Float. Gulp.
I am dependent.
Convinced you impact mortality.
Supplement everything.
Give me injections.
A horse pill.
Pharmaceuticals ... a pill for anything that ails ya!!! Great write, Tess!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written on a topic very dear to my heart... *smile* Thanks for a great prompt!
ReplyDeleteLeading to the desperation..you got to me there...poetry is indeed potent.
ReplyDeleteoh my- somehow that does not look like a healthy vitamin pill! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, isn't there a pill for everything these days? Oh the irony - an advert for antihistamines just came on the TV... Pills for what ails you, and then pills to counteract the side effects... Great write.
ReplyDeleteYou taste better than any placebo... great line. Crazy world we live in when pharmaceuticals are advertised on tv. Nicely penned.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you worded this, the last line in particular!
ReplyDeleteI particularly loved the second verse. Well written!
ReplyDeleteSteak and Eggs in every vial , Miss Tess
ReplyDeleteGreat writing!! Expresses how there are pills for everything these days it seems.
ReplyDeleteoh yes, a pill for anything! the picture inspired the same idea from me.
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Pills, pills, everywhere pills, but the worst ever are horse pills! I have a vitamin that I swear is trying to choke me!
ReplyDeleteA pill for the pale and pop it goes and you are hearty, and hale!
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" Give me injections.
ReplyDeleteA horse pill."
That made me grin. Rather widely...
Like the symbolic meaning of your words...anemic to life, supplements need more and bigger...till we just devour ourselves...better just shift in slow mode maybe...
ReplyDeletePills seem to be the answer for everything, but what about the side effects? Great writing!
ReplyDeleteHaving ingested your poem, I feel like a new man!
ReplyDeletethat was good i liked it
ReplyDeleteI thought the middle stanza was great..and thanks for another great prompt..
ReplyDeleteOooh, gorgeous! I just signed up for this lovely, writerly bloghop after stumbling upon the magpie tales blog! This is so poignant and the reading, magnificent! Great prompt. I'm excited to give it a go! Nice to find this lovely blog also and nice to "meet" you!
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Thank you Jen...nice to meet you...welcome to Magpie!
DeleteI think I've been messing up publishing comments lately. I think I have been hitting the signout button when I should be hitting the publish button.
ReplyDeleteNow I don't remember exactly what I said. I think it was, "'Tired blood' - I love it! Puts me immediately in mind of Quiz Show and 'Geritol! Geritol cures tired blood.
My blood's been exhausted lately. But better I suppose that it be exhausted than that it be exhaust."
Wow. So much less feeling to it now. Trying to reconstruct off-the-cuff is impossible to do, with exhausted blood.
This time let me hit the right button.
Dogimo it's nice to see you again my friend...
DeleteI like this, it works on more than one level! I too liked the tired blood and years of night.
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is sufficient a drug for me ~ love your writing and just signed up.
ReplyDeleteSent you an email ~ Eddie
Thank you Eddie...nice to meet you...
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