Happy Pills

~ a bit of satire to help a spoonful of medicine go down.

take your medicine

...illusion, delusion, confusion

         come undone by your own hand

voices in your head amplified  

         like the sing song madness

                        'another loose cannon gone bi-polar'

so easy to fall when deceit is your bed

 loose lips, crass innuendos sink ships

                    no way to mend fences,

              always to a live audience

                      you crave your applause

        olive branches cultivating rumors, thorns & lies

              telling tales you wish were true

                                                       how f*****g dare you

~one pill couldn't possibly make you

                    any smaller than you already are

"when logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead"

                              

as words purged through hell

             should remain unspoken

                  till you find your little happy pills

Author's Note

Reviews

[s y e]

You already know how I feel about rumors and all that. Every rumor or lie someone tells will always bite them on the butt.

I can feel the anger and the disgust in this write, and quite rightly so. We might be able to forgive but we won't forget what they done. This is a strong write, I think we should send a box of happy pills to...... Yeah good write!

[Frieda P]

Ha I nearly forgot about this one noodlebumble, thanks so much, and yes, I know. ;-)

[eglantine]

yep, every morning I take my 40 mg dose

[Kristin Lee]

Finding a happy pill...I love the write. The anxiety, edginess, anger and frustration that seep through in it are all raw and real. I can appreciate that. Very powerful write Frieda. Could have been ripped from my own diary ;)

[Astro]

"So easy to fall when deceit is your bed" Great line Frieda. You make your point quite poetical, and clearly with this one. Happy pills for everyone!!

[Troy Henson]

hmmmm how true is this. Are we cursed for what feel. The illness that some of us have forces guilt upon our souls. Medication.....a saviour or a hinderance. Personally I feel guilty when i take medication but the affect is warming as it calms me.
Nice piece.
Regards
Troy

[Brett Pritchard]

Very up my street.

I really love the premise here and advocate strongly the messages of the piece.

Well done

BP

[Frieda P]

Thanks Brett, happy to know we're on the same page...

[Shaun Payton]

There is no happy pill for stupid people or rudeness or liars. Clever write

[Frieda P]

Ha, ain't that the truth?! Thanks Shaun.

[Shaun Payton]

Hehe youre welcome Frieda:)

[icelandicblue]

This is fantastic. I especially loved olive branches cultivating rumors, thorns & lies. It's like waving a white flag while shooting. I also loved the barb in this line one pill couldn't possibly make you
any smaller than you already are. Like the old adage says, how low can you go? I think we're below sea level at low tide and that's when it stinks the most. You sure know how to turn a phrase missy, I tip my hat to you.

[Frieda P]

Exactly, who waves a white flag carrying a M-80?? And woo, a tip of the hat from you, I feel special now blue :-)

[DCT ponderings]

Frieda, Wonderful poem. I have friends that suffer from bi-polar. They have a tendency to want to go off their medications when they are feeling good or frankly sometimes simply because they prefer mania. And such damage they do, reeking havoc for themselves and others until they take their Happy Pill. How lucky for them. Yet their loved one are often left with the aftermath of their roller coaster ride. At least that is what arose for me. These lines are pure genius.
olive branches cultivating rumors, thorns & lies


telling tales you wish were true
how f*****g dare you

[Frieda P]

Exactly, those two last lines that you mentioned are the gist of the entire piece, thanks so much DCT!

[Barbara Walker]

When I need to tell someone how it is, I'm coming to you, because, ah, your words, your words, how I love your words!

[Frieda P]

Hahaha that made me laugh out loud Barbara...I can only take so much, then I implode!