Shivering, slippery and serious
Stepping from his warm bath, a boy
Outside, darkness brings a cold light
Glowing dream of a

My life is being drained,
of taking these pills.
A pill for this, a pill for that,
A pill to get up, a pill to lie down,
This

Hooked

Where once I feared trying drugs or alcohol,
Turned out so simple to become addicted;
Sensations take over, leading

WHAT PILLS

When it isn't enough
when pills and sedation and night breeze
aren't enough
and changes in skin's landscape eludes

she kept falling , feeling uneasy

think she had forgotten to take her morning pills.

Pills during the day, pills during