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Drugs – Prescription that is

I want to write about drugs and I don’t mean coke,
These are the other ones that can make you go broke.
High technology and chemical advances,
Have greatly improved old folks chances.
We can move around, dance and go hiking,
But the price we pay is not to my liking.
High blood pressure, they call it hypertension,
Better be careful or you won’t live to see your pension.
Then there is sugar in all that we chew,
Not anymore if you have Diabetes 2.
And the prostate that’s big as a melon,
So that every 5 minutes your bladder is swell’in.
If arthritis doesn’t get you then a backache will,
The answer to all these are to take a pill.
There are lots of them out there, have you taken a look,
You can find them all listed in the formulary book.
Everything is there and they look really nice,
It only gets bad when you go to pay the price.
The government has in all its wisdom,
Come up with a plan for a prescription system.
We can get coverage that pays part of the cost,
But for the drug companies no profits are lost.
So forget about paying most of your bills,
Just save it all to buy your pills.