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The Pill

Some find it hard to swallow

By Mark Stigers Published about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
The Pill
Photo by Kateryna Hliznitsova on Unsplash

If a problem have you,

then take a little pill.

What else can you do,

to change how poorly you feel?

You’ll need a cup of water,

to drink me down.

Some find this a bother,

and are left with a frown.

The pill is hard for them.

It they just cannot swallow.

A situation that is so grim,

and in despair they seem to wallow.

I try to take my pills,

all at one time.

That way my needs I fulfill,

so I’ll start to feel fine.

Pills have many names,

and many things they fix.

They remove life little pains,

when you’re feeling sick.

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About the Creator

Mark Stigers

One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona

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