Snake oil for what ails as health fails, all for sales
A pill for when you get ill, just a few details
Fly in the ointment, appointment, a spider is on the prowl
Adds talking. on sacred ground we're walking, murder most foul
Contract with the devil who will revel, before you sign on the line
They tell you you must take it and it will make it fine
One little thing, just a small sting, there may be side effects
A rotting liver, a cancer giver, bleeding eyes, sexual defects
The first, a vessel to burst, the next causes a thrombi
It stops depression's pain but paralyses the brain, now you're a zombie
Stock holders to thrill, pockets to fill the money rolls in
One pill to the next from a PDR text, a pharmaceutical sin
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So true, good write
Thanks for the read Norman and the comment of support it is most valued
most welcome
Ingeniously braided together, Soren. Most thoroughly enjoyed🕊️🙏
Thanks Cryptic I do appreciate your reviews and thank you for the comment
Most welcome, Soren 🕊️🙏
This raises a problems with the medical profession.What ever medicine they give has side effects.Often the side effects are worse than the ailment.this is so cleverly done in the poem. I admire the internal rhyming.You have truly become a master at that skill.Well done amigo
Your kindness is most appreciated my good friend. Having worked hand in hand with the medical profession for decades it is clear to me that their bread and butter is in the form of medications. Pharmaceutical companies bribe, twist arms and indoctrinate the medical profession that is so overloaded that they have no time to check medications from other doctors, side effects and interactions and I have seen patients with as many as twenty different medications to take each day. That's a cereal bowl worth. Not even the most powerful computer can figure out the interactions of that many.
Good write SB.
Thanks so much Orchi it is appreciated
Soren, this has some serious bite. The relentless rhythm gives it the feeling of an indictment...one charge after another, each building on the last. Whether one agrees with every conclusion or not, the frustration and distrust come through loud and clear. Powerful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Well written; the truth was said. Your poem discusses the commercialization of health care, emphasizing the negative consequences of pharmaceuticals. It reflects on the widespread use of medications that may cause more harm than good, illustrating a sense of betrayal between healthcare providers and patients.
Well that says it all my friend. Thanks so much for encapsulating the whole message so concisely.
The Leaflet you get in a Box of Pills that say : 'Side Effects' is like 'War and Peace'.
I'm on some at the moment and are giving me Stomach ache. I'm like John Hurt in 'Alien'.
Well written.
Thank you Kevin you are right and many people choose not to read the potential side effects in fact I worked with a doctor that told his patients that if they read the inserts in the box he would no longer treat them.
Rather a serious and provocative write. My like
Thank you Cellinic for your read and comment. Yes a bit of poetic license to make a point. We live in a capitalistic society where profit drives the game and pharmaceuticals rule, promoting sales and boosting profits comes above safety with the FDA in the pharmaceutical's back pocket and doctor's whole livelihood dependent upon medications.
Such little things can create huge problems soren.
Andy
Thanks so much Andy for the read and comment of support it is deeply valued
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