I wonder who teaches

Doctors to hide away

Behind their awkward

Slanted chicken scratch 

In a limited choice of 

Blue or black inklings

Filled in hurriedly 

As polite euphemisms 

Deciphered by the

Pharmacist who dispenses 

50 mg of pill-sized hopes

To be taken once a day 

On an empty stomach


About the Author

Rashmeet Kaur is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Guelph completing a Bachelor of Science degree. Her mixed media artwork and poetry have been published in Kaleidoscope and Margins Magazine. You can visit her online at https://dissectionoftheself.wordpress.com/ or follow her @_rashmeet.k on Instagram for more artwork and poetry

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