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Opiate of the Masses by ~fairyinboots:iconfairyinboots:





The opiate of the masses
The straight heroin

Take a steeple and tap the vein
Feel the rush as cool conviction fills your bloodstream.
Blind faith soon kicks in to sooth your troubles
To wash away your pain
Your doubt
Your unneccesary reason.

As the high continues you see unintelligable lights which make perfect sense
And you never want to feel any other way.

Yes, you're a junkie, and you seek no redemption
You just revel in your sickness, Passing it on when you can.
You shoot up once a week,
Sit back in a dark room, and just feel the music.

The words take you

Away...


You're offered healing.
You're offered alternatives.
But you just walk through the crowd,
Stabbing innocents with needles.
©2003-2008 ~fairyinboots
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Credit to Karl Marx for the title/ general concept...


I guess I didn't get his permission, but oh well
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~deviantkupo:icondeviantkupo: Nov 20, 2003, 12:39:48 PM
This forking rocks!

The metaphors, the structure, the language.

It's all very fitting, darkly amusing and rather true.

Plus fav!
~phookabooka:iconphookabooka: Nov 20, 2003, 12:53:02 PM
damn thats a strong piece.

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*Liri:iconLiri: Nov 23, 2003, 9:18:22 AM
You have my attention now.
I liked this- totally disagree with the concept, as I believe in God. But the way you've expressed yourself is wonderful. I have to say it was the Marx quote that got me here. He was a genius. Nice metaphor running through it- even though you stole it. :P
Well done.

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~anijoanan:iconanijoanan: Nov 23, 2003, 9:48:26 AM
amazing poem David... The use of metaphors and the choices on deviding up the stanzas worked really well. Good job.

Anijo
~boxingrebellion:iconboxingrebellion: Nov 27, 2003, 6:31:03 AM
Wow. Damn. That's one of your strongest pieces, without question... great job taking a cliche ("opiate of the masses";) and turning it into something amazing. I found it amusing, in a very well-crafted way.

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*nihilim:iconnihilim: Feb 10, 2004, 1:38:26 PM
I believe there may be an overuse of pronouns here.

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~elmunny:iconelmunny: Apr 11, 2004, 1:56:59 PM
very nicely done....i dare say it ROXORZ
~sbv20:iconsbv20: Sep 3, 2004, 12:40:41 PM
it took a few tries but i understand it now and it's excellent. good writing fo' sure.

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