Sleep comes so easy
but you don’t forget where you left off
you continue in conversation
though it seems you have developed a cough
Afghanistan makes the front page
supplies 90% of the worlds opium
as you flutter into the grey and dark
of this worlds mass europium
Nothing must stop the feed
a war is on TV for what
but as long as you remain numb
it’s perfect what you got
Drift away dreamer
into the world that is not yours
as a thousand men die
for your addicted tours
A contest entry
- Abstract Art Inspired.... by jcat.
700 points, ended December 1, 2008, 13 entries
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Uhmmmm.....Just to set the record straight...I have a degenerative neck condition that will kill me slowly if they cant cure it and so they have me on morphine...aka...hospital heroin, so I dont want you to get the wrong idea here! I am not a drug addict and hate that I have to take it for any kind of comfort. However, with that said I think that this was brilliantly done! Thank you for entering
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I needed to add something here for both you and me. This war is about opium and it's supply being cut off. It is far more lucrative for them to sell it illegaly then to sell it at market price. Because the country produces 90%+ of the worlds supply it has a devestating impact worldwide. A true replacement is not available at this time. I am very familiar with the drug. It comes in many refined forms and in fact most people don't even know what they are on, nor do they know that the addiction is for a lifetime. Thank you.
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