A Taste Of My Thoughts
A Pill For That
By Steve Lake
Copyright 2016
Shakespir Edition 2016
Published by Steve Lake
Copyright 2016 Steve Lake
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A pill for that
Copyright 10-29-2016
Steve Lake
With technology comes advancements
To lay suffering into the past
Affliction of pain physical or psychological
Take a pill for that
Homemade remedies were our solutions
Liquids and powders abound
The traveling medicine man had some science
Within our evolution more were found
A way to convey to the masses
Pressed out in little doses
Growing in popularity
Set the needle aside is my diagnosis
Grandma’s medicine cabinet was poor
Iodine, band aids and aspirins
All upon one shelf the ailments it would cure
Heading into the kitchen if required
Adding Castrol oil to ensure
Mom’s medicine cabinet very similar
One shelf in the kitchen for ease
Again Iodine, band aids and aspirins
But something new to add to parental please
There were two extra bottles
One as dark as night the other was pink
Castro oil to heal all
And Pepto-Bismol with a powerful stink
But those days of suffering now over
Pills by the millions on display
A medicine cabinet no longer worthy
Arriving to the medicine closet of the day
Like fast food needing it five minutes ago
Too busy to be sick for a while
We pop one pill to feel better for now
Sometimes we pop an extra pill for a wow
We take a pill to stop the poops
We take a pill to stop the spews
We take a pill for a headache to be through
What was that last pill for? Who knew?
We take a pill for too much gas
We take a pill for body cramps
We take a pill for illusive aches
We take a pill to lose some weight
Most pills we take orally
Yum yum in the tum
But when the ache is low and mean
Bend over this pill goes up the bum it seems
Technology brought us addiction
No time to feel ill it’s a waste
Two or three pills mixed together
Standing strong now buzzed I can’t wait
I stand now in the pharmacy to witness
From where the traveling medicine man grew
A small box with four wheels were plenty
Now ten thousand square feet who knew?
So stop and smell the roses
You can take a pill for your allergies
If you get stung by a bee
Back to the pharmacy with a plea
Pills now converting to patches
Absorbing through the skin
Also melting upon your tongue
It will never end
We are all becoming addicted
A quick fix versus some thought
Its okay there is a remedy on the way
Take a pill for addiction or any other dismay
So I swallow a gulp of water
Washing the pill down my drain
I took one for the pain
The second one is for more game
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