LOST IN CYBERSPACE and other found poems: Drugs

Dedication

DEDICATION

To RKS
you were my first
you could have been my last
you are my lost

And to YHWH
You are my first
You are my last
I'm no longer lost
Isaiah 61:1-3
"...beauty for ashes..."

- Mildred Achoch, 4th September, 2011

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A big thank you to David Citino and his amazing, inspirational book "Paperwork", for reminding me that poems - and poets - are worth something.

Many thanks to my namesake "Mimi" Mik for taking the time to read my crazy poems, and for giving me her invaluable feedback. You rock!

Asante sana to Murfy's Flaw for being one of the coolest and 'down-to-earthest' Kenyan rock bands! And for allowing their awesome song "In Silence" to be part of the soundtrack of this book of poems.

I salute the prolific poet Phatalvision for reading ALL my poems! By the way sir, "old school" is "gold 'n' cool" :-)

I am very thankful to my mum, dad and sister, for putting up with me all these years. I love you!

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Please make me cry!

first female

dope addict

to kick the habit

girl so tough

nothing made her cry

even death didn't want her

explosive, exciting

sometimes shocking

Cookie Rodriguez found

something she wanted

even more than

heroin

Poet's note: This found poem was created from the description on the back cover of the book "Please make me cry!" by Cookie Rodriguez

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Dying Jackson

Paris on the ground
balled up crying

Propofol

Prince standing there
slowly crying

Propofol

His eyes were open
his mouth slightly open

Call me right away
Please call me right away

Poet's note: This found poem was created from portions of an online article about the Michael Jackson case. The article was titled "'Shocked' Children Saw CPR on Dying Jackson"

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Approval of Abortion?

maternal mortality
all corners of the country
medics see mischief in move
to distribute the drugs

Misoprostol.

heavy bleeding
ante-natal
quacks in back streets
vaginal bleeding

Misoprostol.

pro-abortion agenda
pushed in a veiled manner
praise
'saviour drug'

Misoprostol.

Poet's note: This is a found poem created from an article titled "Bitter row erupts over 'abortion' pill' written by Francis Mureithi. It appeared in the Saturday Nation dated June 18, 2011.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Hogshire Haikus

DIRTY HARDCORE HEROIN

easier to obtain
dirty hardcore heroin
than valiant Valium

PILLDOM

pilldom is a field,
limitless, molecular,
atom by atom

PILL FIEND

celebrity chests,
love affair with little gems,
unrepentant fiend

Poet's Note: These are found poems created from Jim Hogshire's "Pills-a-go-go: A Fiendish Investigation into Pill Marketing, Art, History and Consumption"

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Earle and Ella

Ain't no drug
like good ol' pain
listen blues
when in good mood

"Lovers leave and friends will let you down
but you're the only true thing I've found"

"Good morning heartache
You're the one
Good morning heartache
Sit down"

Codeine as I wanted

usual drama
winds from sahara
Sounds heavenly to me
periodically

shooting pool
hyper as hell
asprin like a sleeping pill
codeine as I wanted