The
war on drugs has failed at great cost
In
addition to the number of lives lost
Prisons
and jails swamped with new arrivals using drugs
Non
violent crimes jailed like thugs
The
flow of drugs from Mexico is more like a never ending tidal wave
More
people than lost in entire Vietnam War going to OD graves
Using
the criminal justice system to the drug problem solve
Instead
of the rehab community to the solutions to the epidemic devolve
Addiction
is a disease yet viewed by governments as a crime
Forcing
this nation to spend billions so addicts can serve time
Little
treatment only more jailers and prison guards
While
on the streets usage increases does not retard
Black
families torn asunder as black males
In
increasing numbers due to drugs find their way to jail
No
father figures only more and more single moms
Caught
up in welfare not working receiving alms
With
prison records the job market shuts its doors
A
problem we can no longer ignore
As
life expectancy falls, no longer soars
Too
many OD’ed bodies litter the floors
Too
many unwed mothers faced with an insurmountable hurdle
Little
wonder the children growing up on prison track curdled
©
October 14, 2018 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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