I pop too many pills, <br />ignoring the label warnings; <br />'Caution: May cause drowsiness, <br />and could become habit forming'. <br /> <br />The recommended dosage, <br />is only eight per day; <br />yet I ingest eight at a time, <br />not caring what the labels say. <br /> <br />The amount my Doctor prescribes, <br />doesn't make a dent in my pain; <br />so I take them whenever I need to, <br />and run out in two or three days. <br /> <br />Everyone tells me I'm killing myself, <br />that one day I won't wake up; <br />but I don't care if I live or die, <br />this pain I am in is too much. <br /> <br />The pills not only ease my pain, <br />they make me feel calm and serene; <br />and that is one place I long to stay, <br />even if it means I O.D. <br /> <br />So this is how I live my life, <br />and now you all know the real me; <br />Life hurts too much without my pills, <br />and that's my reality.<br /><br />Ruth warren<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-escape-5/
