The malady of age
and the dangers still ahead
aches and newer pains
some, just inside my head
The doctor prescribes
pills and other things
to him I'm just a number
waiting in the wings
The TV tells me of drugs
I should use and try
I tell this to my doctor
he readily complies
I know that big pharma
is ever in control
pushing every remedy
they ply, sell, and extol
I wish for blissful dreams
of painless nights and days
a human type of guinea pig
chemically played
Wondering, only in periphery
of smaller type not read
dying of the cure
Pharmaceutically fed
Jan 10, 2017
Jan 10, 2017 at 1:39 PM UTC
The malady of age
and the dangers still ahead
aches and newer pains
some, just inside my head
The doctor prescribes
pills and other things
to him I'm just a number
waiting in the wings
The TV tells me of drugs
I should use and try
I tell this to my doctor
he readily complies
I know that big pharma
is ever in control
pushing every remedy
they ply, sell, and extol
I wish for blissful dreams
of painless nights and days
a human type of guinea pig
chemically played
Wondering, only in periphery
of smaller type not read
dying of the cure
Pharmaceutically fed
I think every drug has the following warnings, "may cause diarrhea, or death, or death by diarrhea". :D
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