Thursday, July 10, 2025

Pills For A Subtle Spine Fracture comical poem 614 by Angela Lansbury

 Seeing seven boxes of pills

Is enough to make you feel ill

I've noted which I took and when

And when to take them all again


Caffeine will make me bounce and beep

While codeine sends me straight to sleep

A quick way to get forty winks

But not with alcholic drinks


So when friends offer me Champagne

I have  a choice and must explain

It's drink or codeine to kill pain

I think I'll try Champagne again



Physios called, I can't complain

They brought a small size walking frame

It has an adjustable height

For bathroom visits twice each night


Theyll get a bar fixed on the wall

So in the shower I don't fall

One good thing despite waving pain

Is that's not costing me at all


If I were pain-free, I'd improve

But I won't trouble God above

World War Three is bigger than me

WhatsApp friends promise prayers, love.


I've got water, coffee, caffeine

Paracetamol, codeine, Cal

-cium, laxatives, Thyroxine

Notes to tell doctor when I've been


I've trained myself to swallow pills

By taking huge gulps of water

If I sit still, don't move an inch

My life's full of joy and laughter.

-ends-

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