heathen prayer for my anti-depressants

Stock image of pills and herbs in bottles against a sunny yellow backdrop.
oh orange bottles
white pills that hide inside
until the soft strings 
of my alarm sound 
and light sweeps
through the cracks
in the curtains

tell me if it’s
enough to rise

to continue in seas 
of too-human cruelty
day after day 

(after day)

bless these pills
bless them through
migraine and bike ride
sleepless
stomach ills, weight gain
and tears -
 
may I
continue to rise

(day after day)

continue to feel
the sun on my face.

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