you told me i would be ok
that it wouldn’t be bad
that i couldn’t get addicted
well now you know
that i can

you showed me the way to your smoking hideout
we had about an hour
before our next classes
we trugged through the snow
making our way
we got there
your friends had tried it
i hadn’t
the greens were pushed into the colourful bowl
we tried lighting it
the wind blew it out
we tried again
how good it made you feel to succeed
we passed along our four person circle
takeing long gulps of the greens smoke and toxins
we only had 1g left
we stopped
saving for tomorrow
we left the spot and headed back to school

our friend kept passing out
i threw up
what was in the greens
you weren’t sure
we thought it was clean
another good mistake
we will do the other greens tomorrow
i need it
again
and again
it was my first time
i wanted more

you told me i would cough
i didn’t
they told me i was a natural
i believed them
the high was different from yours
you got high from just the drug
they got high from the drug
i got high from the drug
but i also got high from
my difference
the feeling it gives

the incredible greens
i’ll see them tomorrow
once i did it once
i know u’ll offer
i know i will except

bye bye for now
my lovely greens

Written by Jen, age 15, Canada