Poem

Heroin
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Behold my friend I am HEROIN

Known to all as the destroyer of men.

From where I come nobody knows,

far away places where poppies grow.



I came into this country without getting caught,

and now every day I am hunted and sought.

Whole nations have gathered to plan my destruction,

they call me a breeder of crime and corruption.



I am more deadly than whiskey, more deadly than wine,

hence I am known as the scourge of mankind.

Icomi in a powder thats nothing but waste,

I look soft and fluffy and bitter to taste,



I am brown, I am white, but deadly to use,

and once your addicted I really abuse.

I have friends in Thailand, Iraq and Iran,

I am welcome in Turkey and have been to Japan,



In cellophane wraps I soon make my way

to men in their offices and children at play,

From heads of state to the lowest of scum,

I give you my word they'll be under my thumb.



I will take a rich man and make him poor,

and I will take a virgin and make her a w****.

I will make a beautiful women forget her looks,

and make all students forget their books.



I will make you lie, steal, borrow and beg,

you will search for a vein in your arm or your leg.

I will make you selfish and fill you with greed,

regardless of color, religion or creed.



My gift is illusion, my blessing is fake.

Death and destruction follow my wake.

I am the kiss of death to all that I touch,

I start as a gift and end as a crutch.



My friends are many, but Im loyal to none,

Ive come to destroy and my work will be done.

Foolish men think Im merely a toy,

wise men know I mean to destroy.



Run for me if you like for I will never chase,

for sooner or later youll return for a taste.

Once in your bloodstream you will think Im not mean,

youll praise me as a master, nod in a dream.



You have heard my warnings, but will not take heed

put your foot in the stirrup and mount this great steed,

get right in the saddle and hold on real well

for the great horse of heroin will take you to HELL...





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That is a CLASSIC....I remember it and the pain it speaks of!
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That describes PERFECTLY how horrible the drug is from the "loved one of an addict" point of view. Oh how I HATE that drug!!!!!

Susan