Medicine Man

           I stopped talking about turmeric. I told a few people of its powers, but their eyes glossed over half-way through my presentation. I got the feeling they didn't believe me, or even worse, that they thought I was loony. I wanted to share the information I had. It was my way of being helpful, but, people are stuck in their ways.
            My mom had been sick for a couple of weeks. She couldn't hold her food down and had fever and the chills. She went to the doctor. The doctor gave her some pills and set up time for a CAT scan. She's getting up there in years and there's always the risk of cancer I suppose. It seemed like a gyp to me, and it was. I gave her some ginger and turmeric and she was healed up two days later. I can't say for sure it was the roots, but they healed me without a doubt.
            So this is the last of it. The parting words for a two-dollar fix to simple ailments. You can buy the bull-crap magic they're selling at the drug store, or you can find yourself a root. Roots are strong. They hold up trees. When you eat a root you're practically eating the whole of the earth. Holler.