A Poem For the Erudite

A Poem For The Erudite, it sure will be hot Take the time out to listen, rubbish it's not Straight from the life of a perspicacious young man Try and comprehend it...I sure hope you can There's a lot I can tell you, but I'll make it laconic Words to astound/it works like a tonic But, it all isn't good, I'm sure you'll agree I robbed to support crack, went on a spree Nonetheless, I must tell you about erstwhile things About Cause and "Affect" and what it all brings It started with punishment and led to abuse Stomped, punched, and kicked like a piece of refuse That was at home, a total nightmare Told my story to many, few seemed to care Yet, at school it was different, oui, au contraire There were many happy times, but, in all they were rare Still, to escape from my father, a partial reprieve An escape so traumatic, you can hardly conceive Fascinated by study, entwined in my thought Trying to achieve, Knowledge I sought... Then came junior high school, another hill to climb Still, being abused....now etched deep in my mind Then came the reefer, then came the coke Life became heavy/like being grasped with a choke Playing hooky from school to hang on "The Deuce" Leaving sadness behind/youth on the loose Coming home at all hours, high on the drugs Fending off admonishment/not verbally/with shrugs Now, we come to part of my Crack addiction On a mission to " Scotty"/incarceration/great friction On a mission nuff years, retaining intelligent potential Well, I couldn't lose everything, the mind is essential But, through all this in prison, you can't know my chagrin For nothing egregious/no unredeemable sin But, remember I told you about Cause and Affect? Recalled in my poem, I helped you reflect Being abused was profound, a real heartache There were many times I thought, my life I would take But, instead I turned to crack/searching in vain I know to crack you say/how gravely inane Yet, there's a moral to this story/my life in review I was abused and kicked crack....and you can kick too