1.<\/p>\n
She awakes slowly to the row<\/p>\n
of bottles on the bedside table<\/p>\n
Her tongue is heavy and<\/p>\n
sticks to her lips<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Each leg is petrified wood, each knee a knot<\/p>\n
She rolls from back to belly, her spine pops<\/p>\n
Her stomach is a balloon pressing into the mattress<\/p>\n
She counts breaths<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Soon she will touch the lamp<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Bright, brighter, brightest<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And come to all fours<\/p>\n
wait, turn, wait<\/p>\n
Calcified bone feet touch the floor<\/p>\n
Testing for cracks<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Each cap requires three motions<\/p>\n
Push with palm<\/p>\n
twist with wrist<\/p>\n
Pull with fingers<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Each label requires checking<\/p>\n
Name (yes, it is hers)<\/p>\n
Dose (too much\/ too little\/ never enough)<\/p>\n
Date (forever expiring)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Do not drink alcohol<\/p>\n
Do not drink grapefruit juice<\/p>\n
Do not miss a dose<\/p>\n
Do not take two doses<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
May cause sleepiness<\/p>\n
May cause headaches<\/p>\n
May cause dry mouth<\/p>\n
May cause dizziness<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
May cause constipation<\/p>\n
May cause diarrhoea<\/p>\n
May cause heart attacks<\/p>\n
May cause depression<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
May cause loss of bone density<\/p>\n
May cause limb paralysis<\/p>\n
May cause macular degeneration<\/p>\n
May cause righteous indignation<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
May cause weakness<\/p>\n
May cause auditory hallucinations<\/p>\n
May cause internal bleeding<\/p>\n
May cause loss of breath.<\/p>\n
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