People ask me: "What is this Straight-Edge?"
I answer that it's an unofficial pledge,
to say no to all kinds of drugs.
I'm not like those wannabe thugs,
who drink and smoke to become hot.
Now, they're craving for that final shot.
That life is just useless and plain.
You're in pain but what do you gain?
An inhumane chain on a sick brain,
just like an insane Kurt Cobain.
Free of poison, from dusk to dawn.
You can change it all, so come on.
Put the black X's on your hands
and spread the Edge through out the land.
A glass of white wine is fine,
but draw a line, when you're at nine.
I might live like a monk;
at least I'm not drunk.
You break your feet and repeat
that you pack heat at Sesame Street.
Are you out of your fuckin' mind?
Alcohol makes your eyes blind!
Some children want to smoke and choke.
They are now under the nicotine's yoke.
Their lungs are filled with tarred gases.
I'd rather live in the lower classes,
than to live without a hint of air.
If you're out of breath, I don't care.
You started to smoke that suffocating stick.
No wonder that your life force drops so quick.
You act like the greatest pimp,
but wait, when all goes limp,
when it's as small as a shrimp.
You try to screw one after an other;
your libido will never be smothered.
You'd even take your own mother.
You play Russian Roulette with your sex life.
The impact will be like a cutting knife
when you find out that Jane was your last.
You're in shock that the end came so fast.
It's almost sad to see you go mad.
Too bad that you won't become a dad.
Gambling with ladies will get you AIDS;
that's something else than the Ace of Spades.
Author notes
I was 18 when I wrote this poem.
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wow this is amazing.
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inspiring
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You ever tried to sing it on a mic?
Pity the message wasn't compulsory for all. -
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I've tried it, but I don't have the music.
If I had, I mabye would sing/rap/scream it.
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Hi there. I liked he message in this. It was most impactful. I also like the casual language, as I believe it will reach the audience you are intending it to reach. With use of poetry skills, and deliberate discipline in writing your poems I believe your poetry can get more powerful and effective.
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