Possible Side Effects

The doc prescribed a medicine

To make my bones grow strong.

It seems they’ve lost some density

As life has rolled along.

 

I’ve had the pills for quite a while

But haven’t taken one,

For I’m afraid soon after,

Side effects will have begun.

 

I read what all the experts say

From clinics quite well-known –

The Mayo and the Cleveland,

Which report what tests have shown.

 

I’d be better off without the facts

These places have prepared,

For learning what can happen

Only makes me much more scared.

 

I’ll try some yoga and will boost

My calcium to still

Any qualms about my bones –

That seems much better than a pill.