WAR on DRUGS
The war on drugs is such a farce
It's worthy of the "Keystone Cops".
It is a war that can't be won;
But will end if demanding stops.
Our taking drugs is only one
Of eight ways that we all can try
To fill the void left in our lives
Right after we ask "the last why".
Since eight consume humanity
We are myopic there's no doubt
To spend such time and energy
Just putting this drug 'fire' out.
The emptiness can not be filled
With drugs or any other way
And trying will only ensure
We'll self-destruct before our day.
It seems though that it matters not
In self-destruction we will end.
When looking at the void within
The drugs appear to be a friend.
And so the war on drugs will fail
Regardless of the force applied.
If we persist obits will read
'Twas in the war on drugs they died.
Instead we all need to create
A life without our common fear.
Then with the other ways we try
Demand for drugs will disappear.
Much harder than the war on drugs,
"The ideal" asks us to believe
There's purpose in creation of
A life no one will want to leave.
If we believe, the script will change.
We'll shoot a documentary
Of time once spent in war on drugs
Invested in humanity.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 09:54AM
Reader Comments (9)
you should let other people be able to post here
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You posted a comment which is welcome. Doug.E.Barr
drugs will always be the down fall in the world
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The reason we take "drugs will...be the downfall (of) the world." Doug.E.Barr
i really like drugs to honest with all
Why? Doug.E.Barr
Unfortunately drugs will always be here, its everywhere.. Not only for the ones that do drugs but for those that are making a profit out of it! Its all about money just like with everyting else.........MONEY is a way of life, riight or wrong.
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You may be correct in concluding "drugs will always be here..." and there is definitely a lot of money to be acquired selling drugs. It is accurate to say "Money is a way of life." but not to say life is "all about money..." Money certainly dominates our existence; but life is all about reacting to the void and trying to fill the void with money and all the stuff it buys is one way we react. Another is taking drugs. There are six other ways we can try to fill the void and we most commonly blend two or more. There is also an ideal reaction to the void and if we were to move toward the ideal, drugs would not always be here. Doug.E.Barr
do you believe it possible that one might be building mountains instead of filling valleys?
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Assuming your metaphor relates to my previous reply and your question is not looking for an either or answer, my response is yes. When exclusively trying to fill "the void", that "absolutely restrictive reaction" fills the 'valley' with self-destruction. In contrast, with exclusively the "ideal reaction" to the void we "instead" build a 'mountain' of self-realization. Doug.E.Barr
You are absolutely correct.It's been said that money is the root of all evil. Now they can say that money and drugs is the root to all evil.
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This is one of 16 comments Crystal left. If you are interested in my general response to all of them you can read it here. Doug.E.Barr
dude there aint no need for drugs in the world!alls they do is make you high which makes you a dumbass and they make yo breath stank and teeth nasty over all they make you UGLY.so y do somtin that got no point and do nothin for ya unless you call ........gettin busted spendin time in jail (when you could be out helpin people and the world) and dissipointin the ones ya love........ a point so stay clean and dont be a dumbass!!
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A sincere thank you for sharing your wisdom and offering such powerful advice. Doug.E.Barr
I apologize, i rushed my post and had to make a few gramatical corrections. Here is the polished version:
Where does this void come from? Is it a personal void? Or is it, in singularity, shared by the common humanity? Perhaps we wish not to fill (our) void but to fill the vast abysmal void that perpetuates globalized pain and suffering. Furthermore, perhaps the void is already filled with a collection of many things from striving humanity, past and present. Staring into the face of such a disconnected mass of injustice and hopelessness, a heap of pointlessness and helplessness, one can only contribute his shit to the pile, be it ideal or destructive. Either way there is no change. The void is already filled, a mountain created by stacking the ideal good with the evil, deviating the purity of its intent. This is our history of unchanging tragedy. To strive for the ideal is in vein. I did not ask to be at, to see, this mountain. It was forced upon me. I will contribute my needles, pills, and powders to the mountain, only to temporarily, blind myself from the privileges that are my own along with the tortures of those I cannot save.
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Thank you for your questions and speculations, though they may be somewhat imperfect. When I write a response of some length I type it first on my text program and post it only after I have it perfected. My response to your post is short enough that I was able to write it directly into my site editor without error. The answer to your question I believe you will find in "the void". If you want to learn more follow the other links I left in my poem. Doug.E.Barr
The war on drugs will never be won, but that doesn't mean we should give up. If we gave up the cartels making the money would only grow their profits and extend their evil further into society. I am a recovering addict of 24 years, and in my experience drug distribution works on the supply and demand principle. Until all the individual addicts and recreational users stop using and reduce the demand for drugs, the supply won't change. Only approximately 2% of drug users find a way out, so nothing will really change. The need for drugs on an individual basis is caused by a variety of reasons and in a lot of cased stemming from childhood issues. These can then manifest as unhappiness, depression, anxiety, low self esteem, loneliness, the need to fit in, the "hole in the soul' syndrome, whatever. Until these suffering people can find something to replace this need and no longer need any substance to make them feel whole, the drug traffic and war against drugs will continue. If you are reading this and looking for a way out, you could look up your local meeting of Narcotics Anonymous and perhaps find your way out as I did and reduce the need for the drug supply to you and start making a difference in some small measure, then carry the message to other suffering addicts. Its a start :)