Fragment from a Sober Night - Two

From the moment I could see her
she was all that I could see -
and I wanted once to tell her,
but I could not find the words:
medicine is what some people
have instead of faith,
and medicine is what some people
take instead of heed.

From the moment it occurred to me,
I just had to write it down -
but I could not bear to read it
when the light shone on the page:
medicine is what some people
have instead of faith,
and medicine is what some people
take instead of heed.