Merry Go Round

A family waits for the local festival to come around  
Lights and fun for all where laughter is a commonly heard sound

There should have been more studies before this next circus came to town  
As the faces in our nation would take different shapes all with a similarly desperate frown

Many at first would find relief as given to help them deal  
Another crosses the threshold of this frequently calculated pill mill

Early in the numbers was a staggering high-rising trend    
One of those being the life lost of my very first friend

A design to assist with one intention in mind Along with new ailments by the plenty we would begin to find

Two or three a day will help you with your affliction  
Now without a Webster you can define the darkness of addiction

Taking dignity and respect from our nations patients since the start
Burying loved ones next to strangers now colder forever apart

Millions of lives have been lost while billions are being made
Dying in the streets versus made in the shade

The prices in the market compared to our neighbors abroad
An eighteen hundred percent discrepancy that screams obvious fraud

Another deception built to gouge the price due to demand
We are supposed to be on the same team not pushed into this quicksand

Everyday people need the output for their very survival
Scraping together pennies to meet the cost of this unforgiving rival

Having to assess every month as the cycle starts again
Will I be able to eat this month or will it all go to insulin

Rolling like a freight train creating a hot burning steam
No one is at the wheel as you crush the American dream

You know the old saying when people talk about karma
Can’t wait until she comes back around and puts an end to Big Pharma

Listen closely and you can hear its creaking sound
As the button is pressed once again to start the merry-go-round