*******- He never could understand why his mom got high At ten years old how could he expect to know She invested in it Introduced to her at 16 It lived in her The urges for it she couldn't control She sold her soul to the dealer Even fought and stole But it has taken its toll The ends of her nails where dead Her hair frizzy and dried on her head It ate away the muscles in her legs Her lips pale She was skinny an frail Always thinking of her son She would say stay away from this drug Don't become like me Getting high in secret Not In front of him Did her best to provide for him Took him to school on time Missed meals to make sure he was fed Always kissed him goodnight in bed To her he was also a drug She'd do anything for him Never frowned in front of him Drowned him in her love To him she was an angel God sent from above But that didn't stop them from taking her son away Forcing her to become clean But her heart was breaking into two Without him she was nothing That same night she od Died addicted to *******