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Feeling blue, under the weather?
Craving to be happy, fancy a smile—
A smug smile or a flirtatious one
A heart-felt smile, a smirk or a sneer
Or eyes crinkling ear-to-ear grin?

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Fever or for any of your ills –
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Backache, achy joints,
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You’re cranky and pain in the neck?
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High Cholesterol, Low Cholesterol,
High or low blood pressure
Feeling dizzy, want to feel high
going crazy, coping with grief, loss,
self-esteem issues or low libido,
erectile dysfunction, testosterone deficiency.

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Fish oil pills, Garlic pills -- you name it,
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But, do we have a pill to live life right?

A joy pill, A pill for happiness,
A love pill, A pill for hope,
A pill for faith, A pill for peace,
A pill for knowledge, A pill for wisdom,
A pill to appear likeable,
A pill for compassion?

But if you have a choice,
Will you pick a crystal-ball pill?
And take a peek into the future –
If not years ahead but just tomorrow,
Or a pill to disappear into the thin air
and dodge this world’s sorrow.

But in spite of all the setbacks
we chug along the subtle course of  destiny,
swallowing the bitter pill of life.