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Pills For All Ills

Pills for all ills Here are my bottles filled with pills Which doctors claim can cure all ills Amoxicillin for ear, nose and throat They've never worked for me So they don't get my vote Mirtazapine to keep me calm Works better than a herbal balm Ramipril for high blood pressure Taken each morning in five milligram measure Cod Liver Oil capsules to loosen up limbs It's a thing of the past me going to gym's Codeine for muscle pain taken each night Restless Leg Syndrome, a terrible plight Remembering to take them all is a constant battle If I take anymore I will surely rattle

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Date: 1/12/2017 1:25:00 PM
Haha! I feel for you, if this is nonfiction. I take no pills at all except an occasional vitaman C, and I'm almost 80! Must be family genes? I have a poem similar to yours but I didn't name any specific pills. Enjoyed. Keep writing. Best to you. / M
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