31.3.09

Rx by Number

I've been walking around in a cotton candy daze
head stuffed fuller than an old couch
popping its cushions
yellow foam exploding
from the half closed zippers

children bouncing up and down
shrieking as the couch springs
creak and moan with age

my age, feeling so much more
than the girl I used to be
weighed down with pain and
misery from this sickness
that's got a hold of me

I stumble stare through the door
Rx Pharmacie-
Just name your maladie
A carnival of boxes
Posted to the shelves
Close your eyes and take a pick
or dial up something more familiar


And if you find it isn't friendly
Just come and try again
The freedom is intoxicating
Of this liberated nation
That allows us all
To try our hand
Painting Rx
by number