with incarceration
than there is in curing
this we already know.
an infinity of illusions
laced within its anaesthesia
anaemic attempts at truly understanding
laced within its anaesthesia
anaemic attempts at truly understanding
the opiate.
criminal till it crashes through
the gold plated gates
of white suburbia
the gold plated gates
of white suburbia
wait till the sheriff’s wife gets hooked.
concern becomes crisis
when caucasian words
scramble for control
when caucasian words
scramble for control
medicine cabinets and childrens carousels
replace street corners.
replace street corners.
prescription mobilisation
zombification is one way
to debilitate the working poor
zombification is one way
to debilitate the working poor
healthcare doesn’t care to cover those already hooked.
overdoses in shopping center
parking lots in leased SUV’s
and an infant suffocating in a car seat
in the mid summer heat
parking lots in leased SUV’s
and an infant suffocating in a car seat
in the mid summer heat
addiction a tragedy for any family.
and the powers that be
wanna know,
that it has escaped the cities
wanna know,
that it has escaped the cities
label this crisis,
a social disease.
a social disease.
Vaccines for opioid addiction nowhere close to reality, experts say
Joshua is an ex-pat New Yorker living in Holland. He organises the Irrational Library evenings - nights of poetry, rock n roll and casual chaos, and performs as a Standup Spoken Word artist.
