Medicated Faith
โHoly orange bottles, each night, I pray to you” -Taylor Swift: Soon You’ll Get Better
A prayer to my orange bottles:
I spent 4 months to get you
Endless rounds of blood work- turning up nothing
“Goodbye blood”
Go off and finally tell doctors what is wrong with me
Vitamin D to give my body artificial sun. A capsule of sunshine
Prednisone to make me want to kill myself. A capsule of turmoil
Zoloft to fight crippling emotions. A capsule that seems to keep me from the edge
One more to come. A capsule to sedate my heart
There are other things to swallow like B12, allergy relief, my pride,
The grief of waking up everyday in pain
Medication is my religion
I dedicate time every morning to it
I’ve placed all my hope for healing in orange bottles
By Natalie
This poem was submitted as part of the Reflections of ME/CFS and FM and Long COVID Awareness Day Virtual Event on May 9th, 2023.
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