A Hard Pill to Swallow

A hard pill to swallow.

Your body fights against it,

Tries to resist.

You choke it down though,

You fight your gag reflex.

You swallow your pride,

You swallow your pill.

Now it’s gone,

It’s out of sight.

You gulp, and you end the fight.

But that lump in your throat…

…It lingers.

by Emma Carter
Words In Motion 2014