The Street Medicine

Tranq is the drug that is consuming 
souls on the streets of NYC and Philly 
People are using it to escape the horrors 
and the trauma of their existence 
But it eats away at their flesh 
Creating red craters across their skin 
As it dulls their mind 
Turning them into statues 
People watch and then record 
Posting it to social media 
Without a second thought 
Suffering drug addicts are human as well
No one should be recorded at their worst moment. 
As needles pile up 
And dead bodies join them. 
The dealers walk free with no consequence 
Where is the justice? 
For those who have died from these drugs 
People try to remedy their pain with medication. 
But end up with addictions 
Looking at these criminals handing it to them
As if they were their physicians 
Legislation needs to change, 
In order to stop people being exploited 
By these snake oil salesmen.