Spice

By luigi_pagano

Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Some people’s stupidity
never ceases to amaze.
Let’s take for instance
the current craze.
 
It happens in Manchester
in broad daylight:
men are collapsing;
can’t keep upright.
 
They are influenced
by a drug called Spice.
Its noxious effect
works in a trice.
 
It produces a stupor
that can be catatonic,
it does not bring relief
which is rather ironic.
 
The police have declared
that the incidents are rare
but Mancunians call it
a dystopian nightmare.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2017
Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Never heard of this drug Luigi, but it sounds from your poem very deadly.

We live in scary times.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Dear Jenny, it was in the national news a couple of days ago and the event I describe happened right in the centre of Manchester in Piccadilly Gardens.
I read that it is a drug deadlier than cannabis and the reason it is popular among addicts is that it is cheaper than tobacco. It has recently been made illegal.
There is no doubt that we live in scary times.

Luigi xx

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

There must be such a lack of purpose in life to find such things exciting, and it's such a nuisance to others including the police. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

And the ambulance service, Rhiannon, which were required in several instances.