Thirteen Ways of Looking at Xarvan
 
I
Compared to aspirin alone
Taking Xarvan twice a day
May not cause unusual bleeding.
 
II
The yellow-centered brusies
Were a small price to pay
For the benefits of Xarvan.
 
III
Xarvan bears its makers stamp
And the number five-hundred.
In this, I am like Xarvan
Except for the five-hundred.
 
IV
A man and a woman
Are one.
A man, a woman, and Xarvan
Are one.
 
V
The tarry black stools
That may result of Xarvan
Are as common as gold
In asphalt.
 
VI
O Sages of Schenectady:
Why do you dabble in Qi Gong?
Do you not see the prescription pad
That bears the logo of Xarvan?
 
VII
Her menstra are copious.
She may be taking Xarvan.
 
VIII
Rash and hives
Inflamed my back,
An efflorescence of Xarvan.
 
IX
Xarvan whirled through his bloodstream,
A small part of his daily cocktail.
 
X
I do not know which to prefer,
The change in the amount of urine produced,
Or the unexplained weight loss,
The immediate side-effects of Xarvan,
Or the long-term.
 
XI
At the aural hallucinations
That Xarvan sometimes causes,
Even Jimmy Hendrix
Would lay off the sauce.
 
XII
Xarvan’s market penetration
Enacts a breathless mantissa.
 
XIII
It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.
The Xarvan stayed
In the prescription bottle.