Miracle Cure Poem by Madathil Rajendran Nair
Miracle Cure
He was unconventional
Swam against the tides
A village man of medicine
Rock-firm in his methods
And he did isolate a plant extract
That restored the pancreas
Effected miracle cure
Of diabetes one and two once for all
Success embraced him because
He didn’t buy the age-old edict
That sugar disease once in
Can never be reversed
As he rejoiced over his discovery
Pharmaceutical chiefs drowned in worry
In the world’s mega-cities
Which headquartered the industry
They spent sleepless nights
The new drug would make obsolete
Their formulation armouries
Of costly hypoglycaemics
Perennial springs of wealth
Scattered all over the world
That sucked into the pockets
Of rich and poor regardless
And that would mean losses in tons
Running into billions, nay trillions
All due to a new panacea
Hit upon by a hardened Hippocrates
Telephones rang at several spots
All over the globe late into night
When at last the morning dawned
The medic failed to rise and yawn
He was found sitting in his lab
His head bent over the desk
There was a public uproar
And a final autopsy report
A cardiac arrest it was
Following a massive attack
The doc who signed the report
Smiled his way to the bank
He too was truly baffled
How such a fine lethal needle
Found its way right to the heart
Leaving no external marks
Way of presentation is fantastic whether the story is true or not.. Thanks for sharing.
A thoughtful poem foreseeing likely possibilities. There are many instances where the dominating industrial giants did not let many innovative ideas reach the market. Thank you for a beautiful poem.
It is a nice write.How the wealthy people control the drug industry is really surprising.Any threat to their interest is annihilated without delay.Liked the way you inked it.Thanks for sharing.
My ex-partner age 44 died this January she was having dialysis… complications of a life time spent with diabetes. I wish there was a cure you here so much talk of one. Good write.
I have not come across this story. But it is would be a true nightmare to Pharmaceutical companies minting money, if such a thing were to happen. Let us hope such a cure materializes and comes into the open.
I am glad that this is only a yarn..... but likely to occur! Money is the ruling force.....! Before its mesmeric influence, human values are blown to the wind! People who stand in the way of amassing wealth are callously annihilated! As usual, a great write!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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~~Is this a true story? It rings with the truth of corporate greed and human selfishness. Well written, Madathil. Thank you for sharing this Peace
No, Sir. You can call it pure yarn. But, it is possible in today's world.