Chase That Lie

Accidental Poet



 

I was once like you

Wanting that high

Old enough to know better

But young enough to ignore why

 

My generation had all the stuff

We smoked, snorted, drank and took pills

Thought we knew it all

But what our dumb asses didn’t know

Was that stuff kills

 

“Oh, that won’t happen to me”, you say

Till your life’s hanging by a thread

With your buddy by your side

And you realize he’s dead

 

Life plays hard ball

When you don’t listen the first time

Slip just once more

Just might be the end of the line

 

Life is a gift to all of us

Choose carefully how you dance

Screw that up

You might not get another chance

 

So be thankful for your life

Live for your smiles tomorrow

Don’t be the source

Of anyone’s sorrow

 

Next time you want to

Chase that lie

Remember it’s a road to nowhere

A road where you might die

  • Author: Sharon\'s Poet (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 23rd, 2025 22:02
  • Comment from author about the poem: I didn't drink much in my younger days. My only vice was smoking pot, but even that I look back on with much regret. You don't see your life pass by while you're high. But it's too late, you can't get those years back to do over. The song by Paul McCartney's band Wings is a perfect example of that.
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  • arqios

    Me neither, I thought I was on the fringes, that I was safe, well safer than the rest of the mindless mob. But not unlike like the brilliant Sun, whose solar flares tongue and lick, I too got singed. Perhaps what we lacked then was an alternative or a strength to stay our course. I really don’t know,🙏🏻🕊

    • Accidental Poet

      Thanks for reading arqios. When we're young, we think we know it all. But we don't know the truth of our own stupidity. We don't know because we don't want to believe we might be our own worst enemy. I finally stopped myself long enough to look at myself from another's perspective and saw the fool I was. I quit smoking pot and made a commitment to not let anything control my mind but me. But...I lost the years that I was smoking it, and I missed the chance to make those years a better me.

      • arqios

        So goes the saying: “wisdom comes with age.” 🙏🏻🕊️

        • Accidental Poet

          And with age comes hindsight. 😉

          • arqios

            So true. And many are the regrets that flower my garden 🙏🏻🕊️

            • Accidental Poet

              🌹🌹🌹😉

            • Goldfinch60

              Fine words AP. In all my life I have never knowingly been near any drugs except tobacco and alcohol. I can remember the sixties and there is a saying that if you can remember the sixtgies you weren't there. LOL

              Andy

              • Accidental Poet

                Yes I have heard that saying too Andy, and I remember the 60s very well. Thanks for reading and commenting. 😁

              • Poetic Licence

                A very positive and true message to the young delivered here, though part of being young is not listening or taking advice, means it will not be headed, and we all did the same when we were young, enjoyed the read

                • Accidental Poet

                  Thanks Poetic, you are most certainly correct. Some of my generation were smart to not indulge in alcohol and drugs, I wish I could say I was one of them. Unfortunately I was much like the majority of my age group where having fun took precedence over many more important things.

                  • Poetic Licence

                    You are very welcome

                  • sorenbarrett

                    All substances have their side effects good and bad. Some we label as contraband and others as medication the only difference what money makes legal and doctors authorize. Both just as dangerous as the other. Watch out what you take. Enjoyed the poem

                    • Accidental Poet

                      Thanks you so much soren. The phrase comes to mind, "If I knew then what I know now". 😉👍

                    • Tom Dylan

                      A thought-provoking piece, AP. Nicely done.

                      • Accidental Poet

                        Thanks Tom. These days with marijuana legalized here in the US it seems that its no big deal like it was when I was growing up. I look around and wonder how many "stoners" are wandering around with their heads in the clouds. I was one of those "stoners" 45 years ago. 🙄

                      • Thomas W Case

                        Powerful and poignant. Excellent work. I've been sober over 2 years now.

                        • Accidental Poet

                          Thank you Thomas for reading and the compliment. And congrats on being sober. I know its not an easy accomplishment, but you did it! 😉👍



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