Trying for normalish days
so I went to CVS to pick
up my muscle relaxer
I don’t know that a pill
can ever be relaxing
because it is a pill
and the new pharmacist
his name tag: Omar
said Can I talk to you
I was sure he wanted
to tell me about this
terrible war even so I said ok
he said I am required by law
to tell you about all the side effects
of muscle relaxers
you might trip
you could get dizzy
you might feel tired
and I, happy that was
his required subject matter
said thank you.
You captured that moment so perfectly. Like you, I'm moving through my daily life waiting for innumerable shoes to drop and hoping against hope that they won't.
Just the right word !