Waving goodbye One dose and you're gone Hope for the best, yet Brace for the worst They gaze up from their nest, taunting Ominous cocktail encased in color-blocked shells Medicated and numb Regimented, overwhelmed Wait for the drop Heat washes over Sweat prevails Constant strain of sickness On the verge I'll survive, but in what form? Sore joints and muscle aches Always walking on the edge of sickness Remember when I didn't need fifty pills to function? Remember when my body turned against me?