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10 The ECHO April 2015
Toxic Clouds
Submitted by Kretta Johnson
Caro Young Unit
Toxic clouds around your head,
blocking your vision.
People crowding you,
demanding from you;
wanting to kill you
is the devil's intention.
Fame and fortune
is only for a minute...
a few little tastes, snorts, ordrags
and You are caught up in it.
Loss of privacy, famr il,
hopes and dreams
Chasing the demons that
financially and physically
have you on a declining slope.
A snap of a finger, and it's all gone
No one around to help you hold on
or be emotionally strong.
Everyone you thought was
your homey, lover, or friend
has shown their true colors.
Toxic clouds are now a must,
you've fallen so far off
and have no more trust.
The free ride is over!
Parties hae ceased!
Nfo more fancy clothes.
Your pants are no longer creased.
Cars, jewelry, fancy food,
name brand coats and shoes,
now you only have
a few to choose from
and you don't have to think twice.
Lawyers givin you
the, "I' need more money," blues.-
People treating you
like yesterday's news.
Trying hard to get back on your feet,
toxic clouds still riding you deep.
Body craving the toxic waste-
prison sentence offered in haste
You are at the bitter end,
what are you going to do, my friend?
Bow down or fold;
yours is the next story to be told.
A new beginning or tragic end,
the choice is yours to comprehend.(%xjtit
How can I walk?
Submitted byvAngela Streater
Released
Lying underneath
societyIs rush of sin-,
looking u p beyond
the devil's tempting grin,
I crawl beneath
the surface of addict ion.
The glass of a numbing high
holds the need for accepta vice inside.
How ca r I walk?
I wrap myself in a blanket of guilt.
I want to stop hurting
but where is my will?
The !ight has called home the ones
that would die for thrill.
A life for a hit.
A life for a pill.
How can I walk?
Shattered tears
in the eyes of my creation.
This is where the glass is broken
and I break from temptation.
I walk away.eftive
passed you by in search of the
perfect high
All you found was a lieThe Perfect High
Submitted by Ninety-Nine
Darrington UnitLife
To ease the pain, with a needle
pierce your vein
Shame drives you insane
and I'm to blame
Heroin is my name
Sister morphine, cousin cocaine
we're all the same
Crystal paranoia is our game
Acid is a trip
Sweet herb gives its word
to lay you down to sleep,
pray the Lord your soul to keep
Before you die,
Find the perfect high
It lies before your eyes
In order to be whole
you must look within your soulT his P graph
Submitted b Glendon Girard
Pack Unit
I caught you by surprise today,
My camera within reach.
I took a picture suddenly,
And left you without speech.
Youjumped and screamed, yelled at me,
You said that it wasn fairr
Ib do that with no clue or warning,
I told you that I didn't care.
The picture that I took ofvou that day,
No words could quiet define,
4 will hold it in my heart forever
This photograph qf mine.
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