child of divorce
sorry son of a sorrowful marriage
left to wander the subterraneans
finds his rope of emerald sand:
grains fall onto a flowering bud gathering in horticultural haven
Marijuana, medicine of the mind
(Puff)
says protagonist of little presence
slowly he sinks into pools of depressants
accepting rank: underage user
father: Sherlock Holmes
discovers son’s dangerous discourse
mother: 1943 Germany
attacks son: London
bludgeoning him with bombs of innocent insults
insulating irreversible gashes of parental punishments
scared of succumbing to erogenous pushers under probationary period
his secret tears fall from bloodshot eyes
no man can be held for long
reaching for known narcotic neophytes
he delves into drug slinging to survive suburban straits
(Puff)
inflation is irrelevant as he hurts those he loves
calling them capitalistic casualties
friendless not penniless he escapes
to our neighbor in the north, maple-leaf paradise:
smoker’s dream
(Puff)
respiratory system shocked
mind accepts arrogance, becomes sloppy
a father roars paternal rage
as his diploma seems dangerously departed
to home he heads
penniless not friendless
enslaved to a manic mother’s morose molestations
of his pristine privacy
underneath dumb eyes warring provincial towns:
dependence and freedom fight for dominance
freedom attacks first, hits
using tools from the past:
pushing mental pain subsidies
(Puff)
his name grows in subterranean light
as coveted plant profits successfully soar
parents strive to be parental but omniscience is overrated
causing familial strife to suffocate clandestine connections
days descend like drops as summer ends
family falls, academia approaches
he turns to me and says
I’m never coming back
(puff)
I nod
I’m changing my last name
(puff)
I told him it sounded artistic
hoped his next 20 years
would be better
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