Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

Drug misuse and addiction is so rampant nowadays. Shame that even those who knows the effects of these drugs partake illegally.. This poem is made to bring forth awareness and again a reminder that we, one way or another must do our own part to stop this.. 

little things that is done with good intentions I believe shall progress in bigger things.. :)! 

Written In Drugs of Rain

WRITTEN IN DRUGS OF RAIN

Unscrupulous vulture-like officials standing inside skyscrapers;              
they croon softly, but wield their pretentious tongues like blades--
casting spells on a throng of marginalized heads
whose mouths and bellies were squeezed and dried.    

The promises they speak were written in a drugged rain   
blown by the wind and dispersed in grains of misconception.
Beguiled man bit the taste and was addicted without haste. 
(candle of hope was trampled --toppled down to fade..)

Secretly, these greedy, flesh -eating crocodiles of today
collude under wooden tables.   
Their lust for gold and silver screaming,          
they fill their jars of wickedness;		
voraciously they feed their minds-- harlots of desire.       

The big bellied ones whistle trying to clamp                          
leeches who don't only suck blood but also innocence; 
but when the cluster of eggs break-- hatches
as they run so fast and release a loud.... prrrrt!

The misuse of drugs and ignorance cause
bodies to be spread in dirty smelly gutters.
The users mutilated dignity comes from a constant craving for
shots and puffs from these drugs leading to 
gruesome miscarriage of suppose to be~~

--golden flowering dreams for tomorrow,
--transformers to a more unified earth,
--angels bearing an eye for justice and peace.

Manifold arrests for drugs affect the youth 
and all others who grasp the illusions of euphoria.
Concerned individuals' throat drying cries, a forlorn scourge of agony...
Oh God, what sight that will be!

And now,

Shall we, knowledgeable of the effects of drug addiction, let such things happen? 
Won't we drubbed such escalated catena of grief by doing something?
What can we impart? 
What can we do to care?
When will we start?

©O. E. Guillermo
8:44 pm; November 13, 2014
Sponsor	Debbie Guzzi
Contest Name	Global Poetry 
placed 3rd

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders December 6, 2014 at 9:58 PM Hi Olive, coming back to congratulate you on a great win with a controversial subject! Your poem is brilliant and powerfully expressed...love it! Hugs, Rhonda Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser March 6, 2015 at 7:33 AM thanks much Rhonda.. :)! this is so late reply.. :)! indeed.. :) i thought of something to express mine.

Sara Kendrick December 4, 2014 at 10:35 AM Good work that is in the winners' line-up..Way to go ..Congratulations on your big win..Sara Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 7, 2014 at 7:22 AM thank you SAra.. :)! I appreciate it.. :)!

Brenda Meier-Hans December 2, 2014 at 3:31 PM Brilliantly penned Olive. Congratulations on your well deserved win. Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 3, 2014 at 7:07 AM thanks Brenda.. God bless you always..

Paul Callus December 2, 2014 at 1:06 PM Back with very merited congratulations, Olive_eloi!:) From the start this had winner written all over it! May I tempt you with a tasty Sicilian Cassatella!! hugs // paul Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 3, 2014 at 7:08 AM i never tried that Paul.. :) it will be nice to share one with you.. :)

Dr. Upma A. Sharma December 2, 2014 at 12:43 AM Congrats on your winning awesome write dear Olive! Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 3, 2014 at 7:08 AM thanks Dr. Upma.

Debbie Guzzi December 1, 2014 at 7:37 PM Thanks Olive for all your hard work! It really paid off! Congrad's on your win. Light & Love Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 3, 2014 at 7:06 AM thank you for the place Debbie.. i didn't expect this to be among the top.. :O

Jan Allison December 1, 2014 at 4:49 PM very powerful message - many congrats on your win:-) Hugs jan xxx Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 2, 2014 at 5:56 AM thanks much Jan.. :) hugs too.. :D

Terence Alexander Cupit November 24, 2014 at 3:32 PM Great job,enjoyed that,not all if i'm honest,but most i enjoyed. Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 26, 2014 at 4:57 PM I want to employ awareness here.. :) just that.. thanks much for appreciating it.. :)

Earl Schumacker November 24, 2014 at 11:52 AM Hi Olive, Your whole name is wonderfully poetically flowing and beautiful. Your parents did a nice job. Your poem is deliciously wicked and profound. It was like a car crash that hit me in the face. (I don't know if that is a good thing.) I enjoyed it any way. A sign of a good poet is the ability to impact and move your audience. I, for one, am moved, and impacted. Keep up the good work. Earl Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 24, 2014 at 3:21 PM thanks much.. :) hahahaha being hit on the face woooow! not good.. :D! thanks much for dropping by, this poem meant to do that.. :)

Paul Callus November 19, 2014 at 1:25 PM This is powerfully expressed and addictive! Drug abuse and its effects are well treated, and I hope that the messages that you are intent on passing will not fall on deaf ears. Well done Olive_eloi! // paul Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 19, 2014 at 7:55 PM Thanks much PAul.. :)! i always enjoy love reading your comments.. !

Nette Onclaud November 14, 2014 at 7:24 AM what a forceful, entangled work which speaks to me as city life becomes more rabid, eloi... ang galling!.. remarkable.. soupie you soon!.. hugggs Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 15, 2014 at 3:16 AM thank you Nette.. :) I appreciate your every drop by.. :)@ see you soon miss you much and hugs.. :)!

James Fraser November 13, 2014 at 1:55 PM Powerful message in your poetry Olive. You've captured the Street Life, underbelly of drugs, the dealing and the taking. Way to go girl - James :) Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 15, 2014 at 3:15 AM Thanks much James.. :) this was a product of my current reads, some documentary and news I watched that's main subject is about drug addiction.. God bless us all.. :)

David Meade November 13, 2014 at 9:13 AM The bold and italic was yelling at me but I think it works . . . drugs and addition does this -- to the one on drugs you look normal but from the outside world, your actions are screaming out. I am on the board for Recovery Resource Council as non-profit working to help people get healthy. Loved the poem my friend. Keep writing. Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 15, 2014 at 3:09 AM thanks much David.. :) I was just inspired and lately, its my earnest desire to write some poems that may create awareness that whoever shall take the time to read they will be somehow reminded.... God bless us all.. :)!

Debbie Guzzi November 13, 2014 at 8:48 AM Please do not bold & Italic everything Olive the device is meant to be used for emphasis. Sending mail soon Light & Love a fan Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser November 15, 2014 at 3:06 AM thanks much Debbie.. :) I can not say more but let me thank you.. Your contests do inspire me as they deal with reality and that problems that affects generations of today..