Temozolomide

Temozolomide

For a year I took Temodar,
five days a month, just before bed.
The decaled capsule shook

like a rain stick. Down the dark
well of my stomach, it would
dissolve, releasing prayer

beads. I imagined the little time
capsule opening like a Christmas
present in my bloodstream.

Imagined what little time
I had left, leaving. I took Zofran,
the anti-nausea, knowing

I would never feel well again.