Constance La France Poet Haibun

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Fentanyl was the drug that killed Prince according to the news today, June 2, 2016.  It is a killer if abused.  There was something also said about Michael Jackson, this was one of the drugs he was abusing also.  

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Prescription Drug Addiction

     A few years ago I got sick.  Real sick. Hospital sick.  Near death sick.  But I

survived or I would not be writing this.  I had several surgeries but this story is

not about that.  It is about the drug Fentanyl, a powerful pain killer, ten times

stronger than Morphine. Yes, that is what they were giving me to control the

pain.  I was in the hospital six months, so you can imagine the addiction I had

to this drug.  The doctors were smart though, because about four weeks before

I was to come home, they started the take me off Fentanyl.  It was to be done

very slowly, but still I had a terrible reaction.  My body had got used to it and it 

liked it.  I would thrash around the bed like a lunatic.  They were only giving

me small doses of it and also giving me Tylenol.  (TYLENOL, I would say, that is

USELESS!)  The doctors kept telling me, " you do not need it anymore."  (YEAH,

that's what YOU think.  I NEED it!)  Well, after the four weeks, I came down to

earth.  I was free again to be me.  It was then, that I realized how easy it is

to become addicted to a prescription drug.  


    oh it was dreamy
lost in a haze of nothing-
                 crashing down   screaming 


     Now years later, I am hearing on the news that people are dying from taking

Fentanyl.  This drug has hit the street and is killing people.  They love the high,

and take more than the dose any doctor would perscribe.  It is a killer and must

be treated with respect.  To take it for a high, is a death wish.


    a sad funeral
the teen was so beloved-
             it was just     one time

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May 30, 2016

Poetry/Haibun/Senryu/Prescription Drug Addiction
Copyright Protected, ID 16-796-202-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

For the contest, The colorful Drug
sponsor, Lewis Raynes

Second Place

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James Inman June 5, 2016 at 1:30 PM Nicely written BW.

Kai Michael Neumann June 4, 2016 at 2:59 AM Congratulations. And I think that I know now, what a haibun is. I am both medical doctor and suffered addiction. With the legal stuff it is a very fine line. This is very well written and important.

Angie Thomas June 3, 2016 at 10:55 AM A very important message... and yes it is sad how many people are being addicted to drugs these days... how many lives are being destroyed... :( Great write. Hugs, Angie

Sandra Haight June 3, 2016 at 10:32 AM Love the way you addressed the theme, Broken Wings. And your recitation was amazing. Congratulations on your nice placement in the contest. 7, Hugs, Sandra

Beautiful Scars June 3, 2016 at 8:11 AM Broken Wings, congrats on your placement, I was also addicted to fentanyl along with pills. Almost died with both. Great story, glad you are well again. I too know the pain of addiction. It's terrible how the doctors throw you on such a strong pain killer then expect you to be better with just tylenol. Be blessed :)-luloo

Joanna Daniel June 3, 2016 at 3:25 AM Back to congratulate you on your wonderful win:)

Balveen Cheema June 3, 2016 at 1:30 AM Congrats on your win, yet so many untold stories of your pain unfold in your poems, Constance!

Lewis Raynes June 2, 2016 at 10:03 PM Congratulations Wings, this is a very current view about the mismanagement of prescriptions, great take and perspective, great read, thanks.

Andrea Dietrich June 2, 2016 at 8:50 PM Maybe it was oxycodol . I think you know which I mean. Anyway, It was also cool to listen to your sweet voice again!

Andrea Dietrich June 2, 2016 at 8:49 PM what a way you took that theme, Constance. Wow, you had such an incredible personal experience!! I only had one pain killer in my life Oxydon(?) and I never got any kind of sensation or high from it. To this day I do not know why people are going nuts trying to find it . I needed it for pain. I used it only when my pain was bad. When I ran out after three whole months, just one bottle, the doctors would give me no refill. It made me kind of mad. Ibprofen just doesn't kill the pain.

Winged Warrior June 2, 2016 at 9:43 AM I am sorry my friend you had to go through this type of pain...prescription drugs as much as they can help are of course very dangerous...I'm glad you came out of it...and are writing such great poetry...god bless...^WW^

Richard Lamoureux June 2, 2016 at 9:31 AM A good cautionary tale. You expressed this well Constance.

Casarah Nance June 1, 2016 at 4:02 PM wow, I so very much loved the senryu in the middle there. Addiction to drugs don't have to be street drugs, the prescriptions are just as bad. Your verses could stand alone, but they stand up strong together, well done.

Afolabi Muideen June 1, 2016 at 3:59 PM Good luck within the contest..........A.M.

Joanna Daniel June 1, 2016 at 4:53 AM Addicted to a prescription drug - that's scary but sadly true, as in the case of sleeping pills too:(

Poet Destroyer A May 31, 2016 at 2:24 AM oh my oh my, the only downside to medicine some get you addicted which is horrible and threatening to one's future, good luck in the contest... ~Linda~

Karam Misra May 31, 2016 at 1:46 AM A superb and powerful write. I especially liked the last part about the just one time. ~karam~

Timothy Hicks May 30, 2016 at 10:59 PM You described a tragic reality that many (I would say it's epidemic) face all the time. I've had friends that have gotten addicted to over-the-counter drugs, which can be just as bad as the prescriptions ... worst, in fact, because the over-the-counters are so much more accessible. An meaningful haibun, BW ... your first haiku was especially powerful. P.S. Your voice sounds different than I imagined ...

Kim Merryman May 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM An excellent haibun, Constance! You tell a frightening story of how easy it is to get hooked on pain meds. Love, Kim

Jan Allison May 30, 2016 at 5:03 PM Such a powerful warning Constance - having read your story I can understand why people get addicted to pain killing drugs - good luck with the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7