Pills or Poetry

...a darker side

pills or poetry

 

 

 

by morning,

by pills or poetry

you’ll have become

a memory.

 

 

 

 

 

photography by Esmahan Ozkan

 

 

 

Reviews

[olla]

by pills or poetry... poetry is a clean sweep.. pills always leave.. crumbs..

[Kelly Scheppers]

I opted for poetry, every time. Angst makes for good reading. Thank you, Olla!

[SmittyJas]

SIMPLE BUT SWEET MEMORIES WE KEEP.

[rubie]

So much here, yet said so succinctly....

And it leaves so much open to interpretation...Is it a choice between the two? a struggle? pills can be permanent and deadly, whereas poetry preserves the memory for future reference; the pills will only dull the pain temporarily....

maybe the best solution is to avail yourself of both. when the pills wear off, then resort to the poetry.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Rubie!

[Will Neill]

A long time ago I have experienced both facets of your description, moving words Kelly.
Will

[Kelly Scheppers]

Hello, Will! I can't tell you what it means to see you...thank you so much! Hope everything is good with you!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Deeply sad and poignant with a punch of despair.

[Kelly Scheppers]

My muse is a multi faceted individual. I never know what's going to stir me up. Thank you, John!

[Willard Wells]

Very strong statement and I hope this is the poetry as we like to continue reading your lovely words. Thanks for sharing.

[Kelly Scheppers]

It was basically a thought process...thank you, Willard!

[Fran Marie]

one way or another to erase the pain ..I would opt for the latter of course..

neat piece

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think for some, it was mostly about the struggle between the two. Thank you, Fran!

[Roland Petrov]

It sounds ridiculously good, but what does it mean? If she doesn't take the pills, will she be bored to death by poems? Or maybe, after hearing a particularly bad one, she'll just say f...it and take the pills?

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's almost knowing that you'll never be in that place again....not allowing yourself to fall so low, or to become so vulnerable. Either way, the memory preserves the pain for further reference. Thank you, Roland!

[Roland Petrov]

Ah! There is indeed another way of reading this. Curing something bad by taking pills or by reading poetry. Very good!

[Hassan99]

excellent, really makes the reader think.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...I thank you for that!

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

sadly a captured realism of today......I hope that you are feeling better soon!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was hoping for it to be well received. Yes, I am feeling much better...thank you!