Mama's Medicine Cabinet

Screw it. 
Take pills,
Stay up,
Until the 
Whites of my eyes
Turn red with 
Sleepless nights. 
Take your time 
I'll be here,
I'm always waiting
Because that's my life. 
Take advantage
And try not to take flight 
Bite down
And bite back,
Bite your tongue 
And try not to crack.
Take pills 
To sleep 
Because that's
All I need. 
Take pills to 
Keep me sane,
To keep me
Sedated. 
Take pills that
No longer work,
That only hurt,
And nothing 
Ever works.
Become numb 
To those around me,
Take pills to
Eradicate this 
Restlessness,
This Hellishness,
This loneliness.