The Doctor Prescribed You for You

He pops pills of essence,

his effervescence captured in a capsule;

he's high on himself filled full.

Like tiny plastic figurines, the pills

crawl deep into his stomach to nest,

a rest from the cold outside world.

There's a whole family there now:

Mom, Dad and little baby Claire,

all share the space, a one room apartment.

Sometimes he wishes them his own kin,

housed beneath skin and bone, and

he's not so alone with them held inside,

not for now.