choose drugs

(with a nod and a wink to John Hodge, of "choose life" fame)

choose drugs
choose Prozac, Seroxat, Diazepam
choose alcohol, ketamine, oxycontin
choose television, magazines, pop-talk radio
choose internet porn and kitten videos

choose lifestyle articles
choose aspirational values
choose, desire, acquire, expire
choose anaesthetics and distractions
choose scapegoats and this year's demons
choose drugs

choose only government drugs
get out of it, not into it
do not disrupt your programming
do not ask awkward questions

do not connect
do not choose that lonely slippery path
do not drop the layers between you and love
do not feel that grief, anger, despair and doubt
do not speak out about it
do not believe in anything
except what you are told
we will tell you who, what, when and how
but never why

and we tell you not to believe
and we tell you not to trust yourself
and we tell you that it's a dog-eat-dog rat-racist world
and we tell you the truth
with lies and fake news

you must not connect
you must not question
you must not wonder
you must be busy
and tired
and angry
and depressed
and alienated
and disheartened
and disempowered

but this pill can help
so you don't feel the ache
from running on the spot
so you don't get dizzy
from running round in circles
so you don't feel down
from keeping up

choose drugs
but only our drugs
buy them here
kerching