Ignatia

Preparing notes for a class,

I read again about my favorite remedy.

I had stopped taking it twice a day

After the morning I was in the bathroom 

And said aloud (not even kidding)

“Tra-la-la.” 

That struck me as so unlike myself

As to be over-the-top other.

And since homeopathy is supposed

To make you the best version of yourself,

Not transform you into someone else,

I quit.

But Ignatia has skin outbreaks from stress,

And so much emotional support,

And my sister, said, “Your high school self, 

Your blooming self,

Was a tra-la-la person.”

I started again.