Monday, January 26, 2015

The Chemical Solution

The pain 
inherent in this life
we seek to side step
and avoid every day

eventually
burrows it's way
deep into
the core of our souls

the shell
of distractions
we throw
at our hurt
does nothing
but divert
our attentions
away from ugly truth

Tis the rocket fuel
of prescribed chemical lies

Under the counter medications
disbursed across the nation

The collective blood
now flows happy

Pharmacy zombies
tethered together 

The conquest is complete

Defeating the grim realities

of life in the 21st Century


  


2 comments:

  1. Beautiful piece,
    I wanted to quote bits of it then realised I might have to quote it whole!

    This part "Pharmacy zombies
    tethered together" reminded me of Aldous Huxley's sci-fi novel Brave New World, where people were given a weekly "ration" of "soma pills" to keep them happy.

    Keep on writing Steve

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    1. Thanks Nada....I truly fear someday fear Huxley will be considered non fiction.. Check out an old poem of mine called Messenger Menace which touched on this scary topic

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