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Basted Brain

BASTED BRAIN ........ Your BRAIN is a terrible thing to BASTE !! It's NOT a piece of meat to cook and WASTE !! Would you prepare the most impeccable, delectable select cut of meat with ............ TOXIC POISONS, UNDETECTABLE INNOCUOUS INGREDIENTS BRAIN COOKING, BODY WASTING, MORAL IMPEDMENTS FAMILY DESTRUCTION, CRIME ERUPTION, NO NORMAL THOUGHT OR FUNCTION GET A HIGHER HIGH EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT DIE SEDUCTION PARENTLESS CHILDREN ZOOMING, DEATH LOOMING FUNERAL HOME BUSINESS BOOMING How did brain basting evolve to fried, dried and DEAD....... ???? ???? ???? ???? ADDICTION IS PROFOUNDLY COMPLEX ANSWERS PERHAPS MORE PERPLEXING SOMETIMES USE OF LESS LETHAL POTIONS JAIL OR PRISON NOT THE SOLUTIONS CRISIS SITUATIONS DIRE IMPLICATIONS EMERGENT IMPLEMENTATIONS ANSWERS INVESTIGATIONS AND STILL, MORE OVERDOSES AND DEATHS MAJOR PROGRESS WITH NARCAN AVAILABILTY SAVING THE CARCASSES, AGAIN, RAVAGED FROM HUMAN FRAILITIES SO OFTEN ALL HOPE IS LOST DRUGS WON WE LOST................... BUT...... cannot give up...........!!

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Date: 2/18/2017 2:02:00 PM
Very creative and insightful poem! Solid 7......
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Jeanie Bennett
Date: 2/18/2017 6:02:00 PM
Thank you so very much Robert--~~Jeanie ~~
Date: 2/15/2017 7:41:00 AM
Wonderful thought provoking poem about drug addiction Jeanie!~Che :)
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Jeanie Bennett
Date: 2/15/2017 7:48:00 AM
Thank you for reading and commenting. The problem is out of control !! Breaks my heart !! ~~Jeanie ~~
Date: 2/14/2017 10:27:00 PM
You've captured the spirit of St. Valentine perfectly in this...were he a cracked out corner pusher. This is a great poem. I like the playfulness of the words in what ends up being a powerful and (sadly) true and necessary statement. Well done
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Jeanie Bennett
Date: 2/15/2017 5:47:00 AM
Thank you so much Philip. The drug crisis is one of the worst where I live. SO so so sad !! And the children surviving while the parents are there--DEAD !! ~~Jeanie ~~
Date: 2/14/2017 8:38:00 PM
SLAM! :)
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Jeanie Bennett
Date: 2/14/2017 8:41:00 PM
YES !!

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