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Another Pill
by Joan SerratelliI need another Klonopin
I'm really spazzing out
but I can't remember when
I took the last one out
of the bottle and popped it
in my mouth
Was it at noon?
or maybe before
I just can't remember now
I know I took one at 6
but that was 7 hours ago
and I need another one now
Would it really hurt
if I took another now
even if I took the last
one at noon?
It's 3 o'clock
and I'm spazzing out
I need another pill
If I take one now?
I can take another
when I go to sleep
because if I don't
my head will roll
and spazz right off the bed 04/12/2006 Author's Note: I'm addicted to Klonopin; a benzo which helps control my Dystonic spasms.
Posted on 04/12/2006
Copyright © 2025 Joan Serratelli
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/12/06 at 04:52 PM Wow! Sounds like an awful way to be, both in the condition, and the treatment. Your poem aptly captures the anxiety of the situation. |
| Posted by Rula Shin on 04/13/06 at 03:39 PM All addictions are obstacles to living, we become so obsessed it's hard to divert our attention intentionally elsewhere, and I don't just mean chemical addictions but everyday mechanical habits and thoughts we indulge in. But struggle against these addict selves of ours alone can bring us face to face with ourselves, and in this poem I see the struggle, and that is a wonderful sign of possibility. Nicely done. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 02/18/09 at 06:08 PM I understand. It's mediation to adjust levels that your body is deprived of.
People who don't have this kind of chemical imbalance often just can't understand why the meds. I understand, and as you write in this poem, it's not easy to maneuver life. But I think you shine. Keep shining!
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