Oxycontin

beware of this disease

this parasite

this demon that haunts and never quite lets go

remember what you once had

you now share

with the Beelzebub

who will take it all

with a simple, bare, naked stare.

There’s a lot at stake here

boy

remember to never truly let go of all you have

wounds heal but scars, those you will always bear.

One bad seed doesn’t disqualify

girl

remember the muscular hand that feeds

and never take revenge, remember that all the hearts bleed.

One must flee not

stop your emotions brewing hot

face the facts

forgive theirs

and forgive yours

flawed acts

in the heat of passion or pain

breaths you take are not in vain

and thus those who seek

have sought escape

at one point or other

but found solace in the fact that

the feet find balance

over time spent

carrying that weight.