Useless

I found a list in my box of pills –

They’re designed to cure a number of ills –

Headaches, back pain, that type of thing

‘Instant’ pain relief they bring.

But the list said they might not do this –

It was a list of things that can go amiss;

Of symptoms, scary and severe

In black and white and very clear.

Rashes, cold sweats, short of breath

Almost everything but death.

Even headaches and back pain

Were on that list. I read again.

The very things they were meant to cure

Could be side effects, of this I’m sure.

A useless box, a useless pill

And a useless list to make you ill