pill after pill,
day after day.
take this 
with food.
take this
on an empty
stomach.
this one
makes you
drowsy.
this one
gives you
cramps.
this one
makes you
sweat.
this one
fogs 
your mind.
this one 
is too big
to swallow.
this one is 
so small
you keep
losing it.
this one
keeps you
from
heart attack.
this one
may cause
heart attack.
they all have 
evil names
like
Idebenone
and
Warfarin.

names of 
demons.

these damn pills.

some must be taken
in the morning.
some at dinner.
some just before bed.

Edith gets no rest.

no peace.

only these damn pills.