Rise Against Drugs

Drug addiction wounds families,
weakens the nation,
and steals the people's joy.

Dear parents,
you are the frontline warriors-
Rise and fight the menace.
Plan wisely your stretegy.

Do not be disheartened or fall,
when your son is addicted;
and do not let it damage your health.

Wake early each day,
exercise beneath the morning sky,
eat nutritious food,
and keep both body and mind fit .

For it is a struggle to survive,
to shield the young from death's grim knife,
and from the jaws that seek  and rend.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Dietrich Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A very good message you delivered so well
Singh Avatar
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Than you
Upadhyay  Avatar
September 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is powerful and earnest. The call to action and guidance for parents is clear and deeply moving. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Singh Avatar
September 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thank you
Greenhough Avatar
September 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I wholly agree with your stance on drugs. I think I'm lucky that I have never had to deal with it among family members.
Singh Avatar
September 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thank you
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