the pills we take

we live in a pill drenched world.

the brown bottles
line the sills, the medicine
cabinets.
stuffed in purses, in drawers,
in glove compartments.

filled with little white tablets.
for the body,
the mind,

they hold us together.

depression, sadness, sleeplessness,
hunger, pain,
too much energy, not enough.

a pill for sex, a pill to not
get pregnant.

give me a pill to go to sleep,
one to get up,
another to put a smile on my
face.

one to keep me from jumping of
a bridge, another to face the day
without hurting anyone,

or me. take two in the morning,
one before sleep, three after
you eat, and another one just
for the hell of it.

I can't read the label, pour
a few out
for me.