Addiction
Drug addiction is completely and absolutely unbiased. It does not matter who you are, where you come from, where you are, who you know, what you do, what you look like, or what you believe in. It's a tornado and regardless of who you are, addiction will dismantle your entire life and well-being without ever looking back. There was never an era in history with such pervasive slavery - and that's exactly what you become, a slave to a drug. Millions...tens of millions... are addicted.
As you read this there is a gun barrel pointed at a store clerk, there is a sick addict breaking down a door to find jewelry to trade for drugs, there is a kid turning tricks to get high. It's happening everywhere and there is no controlling it. Drug addiction. It tears you and everything and everyone that surrounds you limb from limb. |
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Addiction:
New disciples
You're always welcome,
Erase emotions
Like you never felt them.
Addiction:
All religions and creeds,
Any shade of skin,
Whether your six hundred pounds,
Or tiny, frail and thin.
Addiction:
Everyone's friend,
The equal-opportunity affliction,
Accepting all candidates,
Misdemeanor or felony convictions.
Addiction:
Open arms to the loser,
Open arms to Joe Cool,
Elite intelligence,
Gets played as the fool.
Addiction:
Will never care
In what town you were born,
It kills your friend,
Then helps you mourn.
Addiction:
A rapid false end,
To your problems and pain,
You'll succumb to the heat
Of its eternal flame.
Addiction:
Urban or rural,
You cannot hide,
Farmer, Lawyer, Cop,
Stripped of your pride.
Addiction:
Heartily feeding on the lonely
And misdirected,
Sullenly sneaking up,
When you least expect it.
Addiction:
On call 24 hours,
Covering every time zone,
Intact families beware,
It’s breaking homes.
Addiction:
Turning peaceful families
To civil war,
Even the pimp,
Will become the whore.
Addiction:
Writing checks,
Your dignity can’t cash,
Incoherent kids,
Selling their ass.
Addiction:
A façade of fake friends,
It becomes sublime,
Your family, your kids,
Fade to second in line.
Addiction:
Lifelong companions,
Become total strangers,
The loss of perception,
Enhances life’s dangers.
Addiction:
A devil perched,
On either shoulder,
Your angel’s crushed,
By his fiery boulder.
Addiction:
A baffling, cunning,
Insidious disease,
I battled the beast,
From my begging knees,
Yes, I, too, suffer,
So help me, please,
Someone, something,
Help,
Keep me strong,
Through my addiction.
New disciples
You're always welcome,
Erase emotions
Like you never felt them.
Addiction:
All religions and creeds,
Any shade of skin,
Whether your six hundred pounds,
Or tiny, frail and thin.
Addiction:
Everyone's friend,
The equal-opportunity affliction,
Accepting all candidates,
Misdemeanor or felony convictions.
Addiction:
Open arms to the loser,
Open arms to Joe Cool,
Elite intelligence,
Gets played as the fool.
Addiction:
Will never care
In what town you were born,
It kills your friend,
Then helps you mourn.
Addiction:
A rapid false end,
To your problems and pain,
You'll succumb to the heat
Of its eternal flame.
Addiction:
Urban or rural,
You cannot hide,
Farmer, Lawyer, Cop,
Stripped of your pride.
Addiction:
Heartily feeding on the lonely
And misdirected,
Sullenly sneaking up,
When you least expect it.
Addiction:
On call 24 hours,
Covering every time zone,
Intact families beware,
It’s breaking homes.
Addiction:
Turning peaceful families
To civil war,
Even the pimp,
Will become the whore.
Addiction:
Writing checks,
Your dignity can’t cash,
Incoherent kids,
Selling their ass.
Addiction:
A façade of fake friends,
It becomes sublime,
Your family, your kids,
Fade to second in line.
Addiction:
Lifelong companions,
Become total strangers,
The loss of perception,
Enhances life’s dangers.
Addiction:
A devil perched,
On either shoulder,
Your angel’s crushed,
By his fiery boulder.
Addiction:
A baffling, cunning,
Insidious disease,
I battled the beast,
From my begging knees,
Yes, I, too, suffer,
So help me, please,
Someone, something,
Help,
Keep me strong,
Through my addiction.