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There's a guy who always was

The paragon of health.

His fitness was a thing he treasured

Even more than wealth.

He said that exercise and eating

Well will keep you strong.

If he got a cold it never

Lasted very long.

He took daily vitamins

And supplements galore.

His favorite place to shop in seemed

To be the health food store.

He said that he'd take drugs but only

As a last resort.

Well, now he's taking pills, but they

Are of a different sort.

 

He takes a pill for his thyroid and

One to help him sleep.

There's one he takes for arthritis;

That one isn't cheap.

He takes one for anxiety--

To elevate his mood.

Some he takes on an empty stomach,

And some he takes with food.

He takes a pill for cholesterol;

Another one's for his heart.

All the different shapes and colors

Help him tell them apart.

The one he takes for his prostate helps him

When he has to pee.

Now without his stash of pills

He wonders where he'd be.

 

So, if you're down on drugs, I think

This gentleman will contend

That certain medications help you

Avoid an early end.

The only thing, he says, is meds

Are not a problem as such,

But why the hell do some meds have to

Cost so very much?

On ONE hand we can say that drugs

Might help us to survive.

And yet because of side effects,

We're lucky to be alive.

If you think that you've been lucky,

You might have been. That's true.

But when you reach a certain age,

THIS might happen to you:

 

You MIGHT need a pill for your thyroid and

One to help you sleep.

You MIGHT need one for arthritis;

Some of them aren't cheap.

You MIGHT need one for anxiety--

To elevate your mood.

Be sure to read the directions because

Some you take with food.

You MIGHT need a pill for cholesterol,

Or maybe one for your heart.

All the different shapes and colors

Help you tell them apart.

Men, your prostate pill will help you

When you have to pee.

Ladies, you'll take something else;

You WON'T get off scot-free.

 

Yes, without our stash of pills

I wonder where we'd be.

 

-by Bob B (1-13-20)

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I do the vitamins. When I don't take them. Legs and back hurt. Turmeric, had gave my back and legs new life. Always a pleasure to read your words and thoughts.
Coyote

[Bob B]

Yes, I do the vitamins, too. But I have been adding to my repertoire more meds. The tumeric I definitely need.

[Coyote Poetry]

Turmeric made me feel 20 years younger. I do the b-6. Help the blood flow.