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. ;-)

[ANTO]

The pen is indeed mightier than the proverbial sword.
Ballsy work Frieda p from a ballsy woman ;)
X

[redflutterby]

It would seem as of late that I've forgotten to take my happy pills. And quite honestly that should scare some people. Ha....

Your words capture it all so perfectly. When caught up in a maelstrom of lies and games perpetuated with obsessive compulsive intent what else can you say. The outright lies are the worst part. But we know why some people have the need to tell untruths....because that's the only way they can justify their actions.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

The emotion in this punches you in the face... i see such strength in these type of writes of yours.

[Mark]

Festering....

Great poem. Love the way you've represented old sayings. Made them your own. DOn't think I've heard this U2 song before... don't know how I missed it!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Well haven't we all take that pill at one time or another - and U2, love it! x

[Frieda P]

True Thomas, some need to take them as an enema though, glad you enjoyed it ;-) xo

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yeah only a cyanide pill will do my Lady. Nice write!

[Frieda P]

Are those pink? ;-)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

No if he swallowed one we would all be in the pink!

[David Scott]

Usually, I don't enjoy a negative write. I can appreciate them, but usually nothing more.
Here, you made me fall in love with the keen thought and perfectly prescribed metaphors.
"loose lips and innuendoes..." indeed.
The "audience" is a drug as well.
You may not have formulated the "happy pill", but you did serve up a tasty and intoxicating spoonful of sugar to help choke down the medicine of this truth.
Fabulous Frieda!

[Frieda P]

Oh quiet you Mr Positivity, enough....some people are not so nice as in your fairy world hon, thanks sweetie! ;-)

[Rebecca Buller]

This was a very colorful piece, Frieda. And I mean that literally. The pink font captures your attention immediately. It's also a powerful piece with an equally powerful message.

"...as words purged though hell
should remain unspoken
till you find your happy pills"

Bravo! This is why I sometimes prefer talking with my cats instead of people:)

[Frieda P]

Laughing here, my son is allergic to cats, any other ideas? ;-)

[Rebecca Buller]

Dogs can carry on excellent conversations, too. But a parrot's probably the best, lol!

[rhythm&blues]

This is entertaining and scathing at the same time, I wish I could write something like this for my ex, I might save this for reference the next time we speak.

[Frieda P]

You can borrow it whenever the need arises r&b....thanks.