Pleasant drugs

at the register in the pharmacy

on Pleasant Street

a blister pack in hand containing

a desired item specifically manufactured

to open blister packs with ease.

It was demonstrated on YouTube

and now I’ve got one of my very own;

the tool which opens blister packs with ease

tucked neatly inside a blister pack which looks like

molten plastic was poured over the gizmo.

the counter girl looks like an angel.

she should be at her desk at the parochial

community college soul-searching

the Lamb of God and asking questions

about my apartment.

end of part one.

in part two I’m at home realizing the great

dichotomy I’m holding in my hands.

end of part two.

in part three my misery turns to thoughts

of self destruction.

last testament:

I'm to be buried in a blister pack

so that no insect, disciple of God,

worm, or cranky Beelzebub can get to me.