Pharmacopeia

One hundred seventy-five milliliters of ethanol (over ice), 
Three hundred milligrams of quetiapine,
And twenty of melatonin to unmoor;

One hundred and ten milligrams of caffeine,
Twenty of hydrochlorothiazide,
And twelve and a half of liothyronine to reboot.

Slow, quiet, still;
Start, manage, smooth;

Repeat the one-two step of modern consciousness and unconsciousness, goosed in one direction or the other by the interwoven webs and chemical lattices of traps of our design.