the pharmacist

i remember asking the pharmacist
for the largest bottle

of aspirin he had, the strongest
over the counter

headache medicine he had
on the shelf,
or in back.

he said, try this
and pushed a brochure to aruba
across

the counter.
there was a beautiful

long legged woman
in a bikini
on the front.

she was holding a drink
in her hand

and was dripping wet
from the sky blue
ocean.

go alone, he said. don't take
the soon

to be ex.

headache will be gone like
that.
poof he said, snapping

his fingers.
I've got something though
for hang overs,

you'll definitely need that.