Pharma Broke Faith
by Michael Doyle

The system we live in tends to treat the sick.
Working toward wellness would be and is my pick.
Have a handful of pills and feel more diseased.
This is not workable and people are not pleased.

Bodies need balance for them to feel well.
There's a lesson there that should compel.
Not everything is cured with any color pill.
All that does is leave us sick and staying ill.

Pharma broke faith for the contemplative.
In terms of all that is  real and relative,
Side effects like death are not an alternative.
Heaven help me from using a suitable superlative.

This isn't a matter of empty conspiracy
Fueled as it is by influencers peddling anxiety.
There is, of course, room for each to have space.
Eastern and Western fit together in easy embrace.

But the dollars made make for Western medicine
Into a travesty that most can see is mortal sin.
It isn't a matter of reaching for fringe belief,
But instead trusting in the hope for some relief.

Pharma broke faith for the contemplative.
In terms of all that is real and relative,
Side effects like death are not an alternative.
Heaven help me from using a suitable superlative.

A time comes when the people realize they're sicker.
They look around and realize people are dying quicker.
That's the time that we need to reach out in examination
And rethink how we're living for the good of our nation.

We reach for the wisdom of the East from our bookshelves,
Certain that the truth lies between or somewhere else.
But isn't going to be found in noxious chemicals that mask
Without curing cause because it's not up to the task.

Pharma broke faith for the contemplative.
In terms of all that is real and relative,
Side effects like death are not an alternative.
Heaven help me from using a suitable superlative.

(c) May 27, 2025   Michael Doyle
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