Slow Poison Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

I tackled many drunkards
studied them, their drinks, consumption
and the effects of liquors
in their body
I feel …
the liquor is a slow poison
it damages the skin
both from inside and outside
makes it dull and dry
shallow and pasty
it widens the blood vessels on the face
makes the face red and puffy.

Liquor has calories
it increases weight, leads to obesity
disrupts sleep patterns
affects thinking, brings depression
and clouds the judgment
it thins the blood
creates blood pressure
makes clots in it, causes stroke
liquor damages DNA
changes the character of gene
makes cruel, idiot, bluffer
boosts the tendency of violence.

Liquor damages liver
causes cancer of mouth, pharynx,
larynx, esophagus, rectum, and colon
it disorders nervous system
produces Arthritis,
creates psychological disturbances,
increases urinary excretion of vitamin C
gathers estrogen
causes prostate cancer for male
and breast cancer for female
it also causes birth defect
and miscarriage.