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. ;-)

[TL Boehm]

This is like a poetic middle finger to someone - how I wish I could give someone a poetic middle finger. Only this is so much more intelligent and cutting than a simple hand gesture. It goes to the heart, the soul - some people are so full of themselves they need to be slapped.
My ire as I read this: those who point at the broken when they themselves are the ones who dropped us in the first place...

[Frieda P]

Hahaha you read me well, thanks Tam, it's for all those who think they can fook with us. ;-)

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Happy pills...I like it. I have happy pills, and without them I would probably be more brooding than I am now. lol Anyway, this is beautifully written...the imagery so tangible and relatable. Metaphorically, this is perfect.

[Frieda P]

Woo, coming from you that means a lot Friday, thanks so much.

[Petra Vlah]

As a nation, we are over-medicated and look for quick fixes to avoid dealing with reality; part of the instant gratification philosophy that creates more problems than what it solves.

[Frieda P]

Thanks for you insight here Petra appreciate the visit & review.

[Onku Ghosh]

Very well writen!!! medicines seem to be the answer to all ailments....be it body or your brain.One can feel the underlying disgust you have towards this world ''telling tales.......how f*****g dare you." loved the line "Olive branches cultivating rumors, thorns and lies."- Very powerful line.Great write as always, Freida

[Frieda P]

For some things, there is no cure Onku! Thanks so much...

[Brett Pritchard]

Of the same book, but maybe in a different library on a different street.
But certainly the same book. 😉

BP

[Leslie Philibert]

True, and a good poem, with the reservation that people who really need medication should take it.

[Frieda P]

I concur Leslie, unfortunately it seems those that need them don't, and those that don't, are wildly attracted to them...thanks.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Can I have my happy pill, mama??? lol

This is gritty... salty... and very "to the point"~swallowed whole... The madness is half the fun!...yes, I'm tripping. LOL :D
Cool song to accompany this piece.

Well penned!~xoxo~:)

[Frieda P]

Lol, you're getting a blue one, if you don't behave yourself, and it seems you're not the only one trippin'.... ;-P xoxo

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Blue's my favorite color, so is green... I'll take both! lol

I'll behave Friedalicious!... promise (cross my heart) ;))

[Frieda P]

I'm not sure what the green ones do...if it has to do with stealth I'm there too! hahaa

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Ha ha!... yup... Stealth will do me too!.. ;)

[Leandro Mendez]

i liked this one a lot, funny:
~one pill couldn't possibly make you
any smaller than you already are

:)

[Frieda P]

Glad you can appreciate that one Leandro ;-)

[kublakhan27]

So...do you still believe in love? Never mind...I hardly do myself, so I can only imagine what your answer might be o_o Needless to say, this is a powerful, visceral piece...I wish I had more to say but it's all been said by the others really...roar on ;)

[Frieda P]

LOL, your song love....& RAWR! ;-)

[kublakhan27]

LOL You just made me smile, something that hasn't happened in the last 48 hours at least...only you Mrs.R, only you ;)

[Frieda P]

Yay, doing the happy dance...come dance with me ;-)

[kublakhan27]

Haha here I come ;)

[Frieda P]

Ready for a tango,I hope you practiced your dips ;-)

[kublakhan27]

Haha A tango in the rain? ;)

[Frieda P]

What could be more romantic? ;-)

[kublakhan27]

My thoughts exactly ;)

[AYVID N]

I am yet to find mine....And it's 'their' fault. :(

Very 'in your face' and one of your best renditions on this subject till date Frieda. You once again prove here that you are poetess beyond compare!

[InsanityWriter]

I love your style. This is a great poem, well done. :)