There are all those drugs

on the aisle that say

"May Cause Drowsiness"

 

the very word

makes you drowsy

hear how it sounds

so sleepy so droopy

like eyelids ready to close

 

just pronouncing the word drowsy

makes you drowsy

 

this poem

may make you drowsy as well

my poems seem to

have that effect on people

 

but take it anyway

swallow it whole

by the time you wake up

you will have forgotten you read it

 

like Tryptophan in turkey

the poem will put you to sleep

but without any

unwanted side effects

 

you can still drive

and operate heavy machinery.