Drugs

When I was growing up Nancy Reagan had an infomercial
"Just say no"
I believed that was the answer
Just say no
But
Her husband was giving lots of reasons to say yes
Like job losses
Helping people from other countries take jobs either here
Or take those jobs to the people over there
No help in making the minimum wage better
No help with medical bills
I have seen the effects of drug use
I see it in my pocket
The check I had to write to help pay for my Dad's funeral
Because the money he had saved for 35 years was gone
Stolen by their grandson to fuel his drug habit
I wonder with the pandemic if drug use it way up
Probably
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
I find reasons to stay out of the drug problem, thou I have indulged in pop and junk food, which is probably one of the biggest contributors to our lowering of life expectancy in this country.

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Comments (2)

morgen90210
I believe SOME doctors are drug pushers
Also selling organs
Nice poem
salamuna
Morgen is right...and i know it for sure some doctors are drug pushers...
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