If things don’t go right,
you try as you might.
pop a pill.
Got a small headache..
Noise keeps you awake.
Pop a pill.
Thoughts buzzing around,
Too high off the ground,
Pop a pill.
Sister screaming loud,
Too noisy in crowd.
Pop a pill.
Computer breaks down.
Liquor sorrows drown.
Pop a pill.
No Calgon in house.
Wife’s lion, you’re mouse.
Pop a pill.
Too many bills owed.
Can’t remember code.
Pop a pill.
Child wakes; starts screaming.
Laptop mouse lost ping.
Pop a pill.
Instant messaging,
Door bell rings, birds sing,
Pop a pill.
Life is just too hard.
All options now barred.
Pop pills………..
The Author is Steven Sohigian, who resides in Boston,, Ma area. He has been a member of various poetry groups for years. He has a Master of Arts in English from Fitchburg State University.