Type II

 

I have to take the pills

Blue, orange, tan, and white

Six white

Or I will die

 

Or I will lose my legs

Stroke, coma, sightless eyes

Brown eyes

My kidneys gone

 

My doctor says that I

Should diet, drop some weight

Excess weight

Then I�d be fine

 

Then, why don�t you do that?

You ask me with a smile

Your little smile

So comforting

 

So nice I have to say,

Would you like some coffee?

Hot black coffee

And a cannolli

 

Louis William Rose

December 2004