ADDICTION by Nasrudeen Olajire

Addiction

Piles of pills stored for peace

But yet you know it yields no bit,

You ride it down, down the vein

But yet you know it heals no pain,

Crack and pipe to calm your nerves

But yet you know it leaves you down,

For many years you took it hard

But yet you know it drives you mad.

Oh my friend answer this,

But yet I know you may read and hiss;

For how long will you live like this?

Piles of dishes left unwashed

A stench it is you wake to meet;

Heaps of laundry left undone,

Your life spelt out in twists and turns.

Oh you friend, save your soul

And say no to pills, pipes and cracks

For addiction is not a friend

It harms, kills and ruins your life

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