Loss Sustained
When friends suggested, “Try cocaine!”
Mike’s “No” would reckon choice.
His mom ignored this new campaign;
rebuff became Mike’s voice.
Having seen what crack does to his mom,
Mike felt no peer sway, but still stayed
stranger to the world of common sense;
he started drinking to excess.
Long gone, his dad had been a souse
and likely binges yet.
Young Mike had lost this selfish louse
through years of mixed regret.
In time, mom met her bitter end
wrapping her car around a pole.
Shaken, Mike awoke to faith in God;
struggling, he echoed “No!” to booze.
Parental hindrance gone, Mike gained
perception, things unknown
like pardon, patience, peace unfeigned,
like purpose fully-grown.
Copyright © Reason A. Poteet | Year Posted 2025
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