A diction affliction

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I'm sitting here trying to get inspiration

Wondering what I'm going to be instigating

and what I'm going to say about so many situations.

"Drugs" is the topic that I'm going to start talking about

Young people these days smoke with no doubt ...

Who knows when they're going to stop smoking on lies.

People who are selling drugs to our young ones are poisoning their minds.

Are you going to protect them?

Or are you going to hide, to stay under disguise?

People who promote drugs are cowards.

They're hurting our young ones,

Yet going to their graves with bunches of flowers.

Do you want to see your kids die from this?

Or see people cry for this?

Drugs are not the answer to anything.

All they do is bring you down and make you worse.

Young ones try to get an endless supply into their systems.

They don't realise addiction is a real hard thing to get over.

But when they're smoking these drugs

People say they're just "one of them thugs"

We need to give them a chance to change.

I'm not here to support this topic

But instead of judging them for what they do

We need to help them stop it.

I guess all I want to say is ...

Say no to drugs

Or get over your addiction.

Say yes to education

And get rid of your affliction.

* By Te Rata Hikatangata,
Year 12, Manurewa High School