One

At sixteen I was naive and gullible,

I had few friends and got into trouble,

One said to me come try this you'll see,

Life can be better enjoy it with me,

Let me see I'm curious of what you speak,

Easily led for my courage is weak,

It started so innocent but things get worse,

The hunger for more to quench the thirst,

Downward my spiral restricted my vice,

No sir I refuse and don't bother ask twice,

I have found my love and this is what suits me,

New faces rejoice and hand me the key,

Entry to friendship although far from it be,

All they want is my life such a small price,

Buy now and we'll throw in a new vice,

What a deal oh the steal how can this be real,

The bargain of death was impossible and surreal,

Years go by like the sound of thunder,

Flash my past which is torn asunder,

Memory fades as my will is betrayed,

Apathy encircles me I fear I am dismayed,

Jaded with all that I've done,

Family not forgiven I am broken one,

I apologize can't you see it's not my fault?

My life was bland I just wanted to add salt,

Spices and sugars to enrich this time,

I was swallowed deep and served with lime,

The new kid is here let us all take advantage,

I was tricked into lethargy it became my bandage,

Cover my wounds of sorrow so easily,

But then it vanished my soul ceased to be,

Eventually all who tried fell away viral shed,

Those who fed and led the dread into my head,

I gave them my life and let them benefit,

This is my bed and now I will lay in it