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9 April 2016

Making Myself Feel Better

(I always liked to self-medicate, but ….)

Ginseng brought me out
in an allergic rash.

Though cigarettes calmed me down
and paradoxically sparked my brain,
there was that nasty cough.

Kale was tough
and tasted vile.

Though alcohol was a soother
reducing nerves and stress,
it got in the way of intelligent action.

Vitamin C
came out in my pee.

I’m still clinging to coffee.
It may be a poison, it may be addictive, but
I love my morning fix.











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Written for The Poesy of Side Effects, in Dark Poetry for the Cruellest Month, day 4.
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6 comments:

  1. Magaly Guerrero9 April 2016 at 13:45

    There is something about coffee... it just makes us fight for it all the way until the bitter end.

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  2. Khaya Ronkainen9 April 2016 at 17:09

    Hilarious! Vitamin C makes for an expensive pee:)

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  3. Sanaa Rizvi9 April 2016 at 17:18

    Oooh this is deliciously insane :D

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  4. Gina9 April 2016 at 17:34

    They may not be what the doctor ordered, but they make you feel good :D
    *I liquidise my kale with apple juice then drink quickly* XXX

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  5. Sharon Rawson11 April 2016 at 07:50

    We all have our favorite "remedy", don't we?

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