Bitter Sweet

pills

I counted the little beads on my hand,
One, two, three, four,
I raised my hand and swallowed it all,
At the same time, my tears fell down the floor.

The bitter taste of medicine,
And the way it affected my brain,
It was all worth it, I told myself.
It's all worth the pain.

The effect was quick and easy,
My frown immediately became a smile.
All the problems that flooded my head
Quickly vanished, and it will, for a while.

I was laughing for nothing,
And my friends from back then surprisingly appear,
I smiled and greeted them, we talked of all,
I enjoyed their company, so I drank more, 'else they'll disappear.

I drank and drank and drank more pills,
And my sadness vanished more and more!
I acquired a new friend, who's my right mind,
We thought the same; "Drink every hour!"

I drank fifty pills in one gulp,
And I entered a new world in an instant,
Dancing fairies and jobless friends,
And all the cemented roads replaced for a plant.

I met a guy there two, and we married each other,
Then suddenly sirens came blaring my world away,
Followed by complaints from the lady next door;
"She drinks drugs everyday!"

The police yanked me away from my world,
And I cried and cried to my friend,
"Stop! Please! Go away!"
"Please don't make my happiness end!"

They pulled and tugged and shouted and pointed,
Yet all I could see and hear was my friend's waves and goodbyes.
I looked at my palm and saw sixty four pills,
I grinned ear to ear and swallowed them all, lest to their cries.

Slowly, my existence faded,
But I couldn't be happier.
Now, I will be happy,
Forever and ever.

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