Puff, Puff, Pass

“Yeha noha,
Yeha noha.”
The Indians chant, 
summoning the healing spirits
 from the marijuana cloud.
Puff, puff, and pass the chillum pipe.
Bodies carelessly twirl the ceremonial dance.
Those days are aged.

A stoned car tore through Chippewa school district,
 bodies flung, viciously, 
against hard turf,
and the spliff flew from the puff-puff-passing hands.
Blood stained the white car red,
 and dripped from the hood as thick as ignorant minds.

Can cannabis cure a family’s pain?
Puff, puff and pass the crack-cocaine.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dillard Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 8:20 PM
AH-UH NAYAH OH-WA OH-WA / SHON-DAY OH-WA OH-WA / SHON-DAY CAN-NON NON NOHA. I hope you find much happiness while reading and writing on the SOUP. Set your spirit free! RAY
Spence Sr Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 11:23 AM
This is an interesting poem. The lines certainly paint a painful picture. It appears as if this is addressing the reality one has observed. Blessings, Joseph
A   Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM
what does "yeha noha" mean lol it's catchy, I don't know if I get the concept of this one... is this of people right now, passing them off as indians because of the puffing??, cool write...P.D.
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July 1, 2010 at 7:10 AM
welcome to poetry soup, I don't what to say about the poem subject have no knowlefge of this. smile
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June 30, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. so enjoyed reading your creative write tonight.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii ..on vacation...
La France Avatar
June 30, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Wonderful writing.. I really like this.. you have soup mail.. Love Constance
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June 30, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Right on my brother..BG
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June 30, 2010 at 11:32 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Earle. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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