To tunnel in and out of the darkside, <br />Has to be done. <br />If an appreciation for light, <br />Helps to overcome.... <br />A foolish accepted activity, <br />Easily embraced... <br />By those too long comforted by clouds. <br />When there is an option to bask in Sun. <br /> <br />To avoid pain some keep it sustained. <br />And not to admit it is felt... <br />Does not mean it is not seen, <br />Nor kept undetected from someone else. <br /> <br />It resides and hides behind illnesses. <br />Inhabiting our minds to dine on mental ailments. <br />And they are shared without thought. <br />As if to gift others... <br />Seeking agonies sought. <br /> <br />'You're not the only one, <br />Who has enjoyed those aches and pains. <br />I've had them for years. <br />And my doctor says I should... <br />Double the dose. <br />Promising slowly I will begin not to notice. <br />As long as I maintain the routine.' <br /> <br />To tunnel in and out of the darkside, <br />Has to be done. <br />If an appreciation for light, <br />Helps to overcome... <br />Until the root of this self infliction, <br />Ends a need for habitual prescriptions... <br />We are addicted to monitor. <br />Fearing the cure of self examination. <br />A remedy too many dare to face. <br />Choosing to pop and dropp daily as scheduled, <br />On 'anti-reality' in its place! <br /> <br />With no less than 8 ounces of a preferred beverage. <br /> <br />'I'll take another round of rum and coke. <br />Forget the rocks! '<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-remedy-too-many-dare-to-face/
