Flashback .. Fast Forward

I'm The Fortunate One .. Left Running Free

all ran pretty smooth

for over a decade

oily smooth clicks

of an old harley-davidson chain

going around a metal sprocket

we had it all going on

invest .. drive .. deliver .. distribute

only deal with well known friends

and long time trusted kin

people who are careful .. observant

got to making too much cash

Kilo and a few of the others

chased after a different high

not just the superb herb

but drugs .. many different drugs

it did us in

first came cocaine

then the alcohol

not long .. pain meds

crystal meth had a say

I knew then it wouldn't be long

highly touted crystal meth

roaring through their veins

preludes from fat people's doctors

black and yellow mollies

all of the easy access speed

loosened some lips

talk began .. everywhere

normally quiet customers

would drive over .. burn rubber

directly in front of my house

visually .. I saw something light up

an imaginary .. large neon sign

it read .. high grade marijuana

drugs .. any kind you desire

sold cheap .. sold carelessly here 

sadly .. one by one

our ring began to crumble

first .. Kilo was busted

then Bruce Lee, Jr.

Jimmy Don .. Coon Dog

Winnie Rodriguez .. Frenchman

all heads fell .. were accounted for

by the police and local narcotics squad

i'm the one that escaped .. I got away

never busted .. many, many seasons later

i'm the fortunate one .. left running free

Copyright @ September 2014

StandingBear