Poem written as a warning against the use of drugs – suitable for children and young people as a subject to be studied in schools.

A     IS FOR ACID THAT COULD GRADUALLY KILL         

B     IS FOR BUSH THAT CAN MAKE ADDICTS ILL

C     IS FOR CANNABIS THAT MAKES YOUR FRIENDS SORE

D     STANDS FOR DEALERS WHO ACT AGAINST THE LAW

E     IS FOR ECSTASY WHICH CAN CAUSE A QUICK DEATH

F     STANDS FOR THE FAMILY WHO ARE THE ONES LEFT

G     STANDS FOR THE GRIEF THAT DRUG ABUSE BRINGS ROUND

H     IS FOR HEROIN FOR WHICH NO SURE CURE IS FOUND

I     MEANS INJECTING INTO THEIR BODIES AND MINDS

J     STANDS FOR THE JUNKIES WHO GET LEFT BEHIND

K     IS FOR KILOS HOW QUANTITIES ARE BOUGHT

L     MEANS THE LAW PUNISHING OFFENDERS WHEN CAUGHT

M     STANDS FOR MORPHINE A REAL HEAVY DRUG

N     IS FOR ITS’ NASTINESS WHEN WRONGLY USED IS NO GOOD

0     IS FOR OPIUM WHICH STARTS ADDICTS MINDS TO GO

P     IS FOR POPPERS – SOON THEIR HEARTS WILL GO SLOW

Q     STANDS FOR THE QUOTAS OF THE DRUGS ALL CONSUMED

R     IS THE RUINATION OF THESE LIVES THAT ARE DOOMED

S     IS FOR SAUDI, SOUTH AMERICA OR THE SUDAN

T     MEANS TRANSPORTING IT FROM WHEREVER THEY CAN

U    IS THE UNDERMINING ALL THE DANGERS CREATED

V     REPRESENTS THE VIOLENCE THAT IS DRUG RELATED

W    STANDS FOR THE WORRY OF THEIR RELATIVES NEARBY

X     STANDS FOR THE X-RAYS EXAMINED BEFORE ADDICTS DIE

Y     IS FOR THE BODIES OF YOUNG VICTIMS OF DOPE

Z     STANDS FOR THOSE ZOMBIES WHO WALK AROUND WITH NO HOPE

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  • leslie lewis on Apr 6, 2011

    I APOLOGISE FOR ONE ERROR I MADE IN THE POEM.
    THE LINE SHOULD HAVE READ

    C = IS FOR CANNABIS THAT MAKES YOUR THROATS SORE (NOT YOUR FRIENDS SORE AS FIRST WAS WRITTEN) LESLIE LEWIS

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