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ignorant orchardists eating fruits
unaware of the poison in the tree roots
ignorance not bliss
in this cycle of decay
poverty through medical bills
forcing them pray
more disempowered
by each passing hour
as ‘doctors’ affirm
their disease
is to stay
all for the price
of an apple a day
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Comments (6)
This dredges up so many concerns of our present state in the medical world. If only an apple a day were true, they would find a way to rid the world of them. Loved your poem, Kayleigh, and welcome back!
Well, to them, it's all about business and money. Not about our health. Loved your poem!
The simplicity used in this to tell a gigantic problem we are seeing in Medicine is wonderful!
Awesome social commentary poem!!!❤️❤️💕
This conveys the message that the society ignores. Beautiful work.
So true! We are only just beginning to reap what has been sown! “We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective.” - Donella H. Meadows