Percocet
Sauntering outside in spring
on pain pills, massaged
by the sun's warmth
and also by the bird chirping
and by the charcoal smell
of grilling, and even
by the squirrels fighting
for food (and, yes,
by the bitter chew
of a follow-up pill).
This poem is unpublished
Photo: cnn.com/2016/05/05/health/what-is-percocet-opioid-painkiller/index.html