POETRY

Panic arises
My heart is pounding
As fast
As horses hooves
Pound around the racetrack

I take a pill
Hoping it will calm me down
I gulp
Like a fish out of water

I take another pill
Wanting calm to surround me
Once and for all

Tears spill
My head pounds

I lay down
Too tired to do or say
Anything

The pills take effect
I fall asleep
At last

With one last thought
Before my eyes close

What will tomorrow
Bring?