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.