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Aug 2013
I see tranquillity
written
on a bottle of pills
for me?

I have no need for that bottle to bleed its life into mine
I have enough of the tranquil stuff to fill a well and more than that,
I flatly refuse to twist off the cap and use my mouth to confuse my mind.
Easy enough to find another way
to get through another day without the dubious thrill of the little blue pill in the bottle that's sat on my window sill.
I will not abuse
nor be accused of letting the side down.

Fresh air will feed me,heed me as I speak and these words that creak from cracked dry lips
will not let slip a lie,
don't try to get tranquil from a blue pill or you will
be disappointed.
My guarantee is you don't get what you see,but you can see what you get,
let sleeping dogs and pills alone
Phone
Frank.
'Talk to Frank'was a government sponsored anti drugs ad campaign,many years ago..it worked for me, albeit very slowly.
John Edward Smallshaw
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John Edward Smallshaw  69/Here and now
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