Meditate. Medicate.

[Doreen Peri]

My doctor told me to meditate. 

But I thought he said to medicate.

So I'm cross-legged sitting

trying to determine which pill is fitting.

There are so many to choose from
,
for goodness sake,

except the ones I can't afford.

Oh save me, Lord!

Please visit me at the nuthouse

or at the wake.
.
.
dp.07.02.2011

[mnaz]

jeez, just one consonant, so close, so far..
a game of inches... they got lucky on that one,
all those baseball writers when they "coined"
that phrase...

keep on truckin', doreen
(yes, i heard that dead song on the radio today...)

[revolutionrabbit]

when we can take meditation in a pill we won't need poetry

[emel.scott]

I think this poem needs mediation.

[Arcadia]

doctors tend to be simple... ask her/him again, doreen...!

[saw]

all things in moderation gives us a well rounded approach to keeping the train on the tracks, and derailment is good humble pie to eat, as long as it doesn't kill you, ahh, what do I know..........enjoyed the ride doreen.....may we all find the right "drug".........

[Steve Plonk]

Doreen, your poem reminds us that some
medication requires meditation before use!
Love this one. Hang in there, we love you!

[stilltrucking]

excellent poem but what do I know about poetry

my doctor went out to break a pill for me and died
my dead doctor was a sweet guy
I could tell he was one of those that would work his self to death one day
I thought he was in his forties, but the obit said 51

in the meantime
"one pill makes me large..."
one pill makes me scared
Go ask Alice or
call 1-800-bad-drug

Sorry doreen I had a good time with your poem, it must have been a pretty good poem in deed
to make ramble on like this

[dadio]

Good poem & theme.

[joel]

words needed today in a way i can't express
thank you for posting in your time so i could read in mine
this is why i love