Straight or stoned?
That’s how the story goes
One day you’re up
The next it’s down
You’re quiet till you’re amplified

Some are high naturally
And never have need of the drug
While others from childhood
Never happy with this
They’re just not high enough
It all boils down
To a hole in the ground
How long
And which way you get there

Straight or stoned?
They say the choice is yours
While certain folks will argue
It’s heredity
Or a cultural/religious thing
Since ancient history
Civilizations using special plants
To bring about states of euphoria
To this day
There'll always be some
Unable to keep their hands
Out of the cookie jar

Some poor souls
Aren’t happy with success
Winning only to lose it all
Past the day
They make it to the top
Playing the chemical scene
Certain unfortunates never able
To break free of the cycle
Losing their lives
To a self-induced dream

Straight or stoned?
Only one way or the other
Life was never simple
Even when you were young
Yet wondering how it ever
Got to be this way
You’d speak freely
Put your brain on the table
But they’d never understand

Oh well
There’s always tomorrow
Or maybe the next day
To finally put an answer
To the question

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08/15/2017

Posted on 08/15/2017
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