Best Healthpeople Poems
From glaucoma to chemotherapy
Medical marijuana has its place
But you won’t find any prescribed
In the conservative Sunshine State
Chris couldn’t eat while under treatment
Watched him lose one-hundred pounds
He had no access to an appetite stimulant
His weight was 85 when laid in the ground
Hefty Jen had lived a life of kindness
Taught spiritually uplifting courses
She suffered when chemo raced through her system
Until people said, “How beautifully slim her corpse is.”
When Dad’s glaucoma grew severe
He relied only on eye drops that made him tear
His gift of sight was taken slowly
Though THC might have helped his eyes clear
And when I first wrestled with ulcerative colitis
A college friend brought me a joint, said, “Try it”
Less than an hour later I was eating without pain
But laws are clear, Florida doctors can’t prescribe it
Research has proved there are benefits
Only medical marijuana use can provide
But those who worry about drug abuse
Say those who could benefit should be denied
Each day in the headlines we read of drunk drivers
Mostly teens who seek access through friends
And if they want marijuana, they find a way to get it
But for those who abide by laws, agony never ends
If smoking pot or ingesting a tablet of THC
Can help a person who is suffering great pain
Don’t you think the time has come
To ask prohibitionists to explain
Why people who are hurting needlessly
Cannot have access to any remedy
That soothes their aches, improves their last days
Diminishing the symptoms of their tragedy
Curse of mutation
On just one gene
Needing salvation
Get it clean
First comes the emotion
Then come the shakes
They get these notions
Everyone thinks they're flakes
Some are highly intelligent
But the wiring is disordered
(I am stilling working on this one. Anyone have any suggestions? Sara This disease is in
clusters in families affects approximately 1in 10,000 people similiar to a cross in Parkinson
and Alzheimers with dementia similiar to schizorphrenia. There is no medicine, no treatment,
and one just has to wait until the symptoms start. There is genetic testing now which can tell
if one has the gene and if the repeats are high enough that the person will come down with
the disease themselves. People who have this disease are more prone to using illegal drugs,
too much alcohol, get trouble with the law because of these, and are prone to having multiple
sexual partners because they are seeking something to treat themselves for the depression
that comes with the illness. There is hope in stem cell research to come up with a treatment
for this illnes and other similiar illnesses. This illness is an mutation on the CAG in ones
genetic coding with too many CAG and it effects the glutamine protein which is in every cell
in ones body. The illness wrecks havoc on ones brain causing brain cells to die too soon and
the body can't keep up with disposing of the cells or make new ones fast enough to replace
the dead ones. When a person finds out it is in their family, then they live with the fear will it
be my fate.)
I'm trying to lose weight, but whats the point in it?
I just can't seem to get this and be fit.
Motivation will come at some point I think.
But my waist is doing the opposite of shrink.
My doctor makes a good point in having a diet.
But his large body tells me he has never tried it.
I see my efforts being trivial and pointless.
So what if I don't have a girl friend to kiss.
You don't know me, maybe this Saturday I have a hot date.
I don't, but that's due to you people pointing out my weight.
I have so many people who pointed out this next flaw,
that they're suppose to point up, so I should invest in a bra.
This isn't an obstacle, its a mountain to climb,
but I have to get up and try at some point in time.
I am trying to get back to the point I was at years ago,
even when you're not at point blank, my love handles still show.
Yes I shop at the big and tall store,
but don't make it your point to stare at me and take a tour.
I wish they would see my point of view and be fair.
My point is, I am who I am, and your opinion, I just don't care.