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in my dresser

there is a black leather bag

full of medicine

old allergy capsules

from high school

Maxidone from when

I had my wisdom teeth out

Famotidine I never take

blister packs

of the Zonegran

that only made me worse

I’ve been building

this collection

for years

and for a reason

(if only unconsciously)

I’ve been building

this collection

for years

and for a reason

but I’m not there yet