Sonnet 1

Welcome to Terra Pro Zac, land of my ancestors and countrymen!

A big land, for big men (not to mention, big pharmaceuticals!)

We have pills galore, for every ailment, from the common to the rare

and we even cater for those that don’t exist; not yet, anyway.

We specialise in the alleviation of every ill, every worry, every blemish

and the preservation of our profits, so necessary for our R & D, of course.

From a gelatinous mix of colours, preservatives and re-uptake inhibitors, we

foment a revolution in near-medicine, with noxious power in a pill.

 

With all the verve of a street hawker, our little blue pills will give you a lift

and brighten your day. Or calm you down. Or help you think.

Or eliminate pimples. Or banish cellulite. Or ward off evil spirits.

Thank God for our marketing - you need not go on living in ignorance.

Read our brochure. Watch our commercials. Take time to think it over -

just one pill a day and you could be the next great Casanova.

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

Loved these lines. I was snickering and laughing out loud that this whole poem. With all the verve of a street hawker, our little blue pills will give you a lift
and brighten your day.

We depend way too much on pharmaceutical drugs in order to get through out lives and this can cause great issues else where. The other line that had me rolling with laughter is this one.

Take time to think it over -
just one pill a day and you could be the next great Casanova.

You took this challenge in a more light heart and at time serious feel. You ahve done an excellent job. 100%

[Homeschool]

I really love the originality of the poem, along with the confidence of the narrator. The pills and the remedies of this supposedly perfect land are presented with such aggression, much like a crooked salesman. When things seem too good to be true, they usually are.
The more prescriptions we refill and the more flaws we remove, the less human we become, and this is a monstrous consequence. We are beautiful in our imperfections. Bravo.

[Dream Weaver]

A media blitz of all pharmaceuticals has been
going full throttle for years. I enjoyed how
you point this out in your write. Great read!

[Liza]

if it were that easy :)
you would enjoy the movie Limitless

[Ruth]

Its worrying, isn't it...all can be solved throuygh a pill of so called healing...big pharmaceutical companies thrive on it! So sad and sickening...you have done an awesome job of this love! Powerful message :) xx

[Lane-roe]

Interesting concept. It's true that society relies too much on a quick fix to many problems we are faced with, rather than focus on our own internal abilities and potential. Definitely gave me food for thought-good work! :)

[.n.]

Interesting and unexpected theme...it is certainly relevant. I like the mocking tone. "Welcome to Terra Pro Zac"...nice.