Bright Blue Eyes
A Handful from the Start
Good Looks, Athletic
And declared brilliant
by ALL
Standardized tests maxed
a grade skipped, future Presedential expectations
were proclaimed
Perhaps all the expectations became too much
and self medication via reading
could no longer soothe the pain inside
Experimentation leads to abuse, led to addiction
Police sirens, jails and hospitals
Rehabs, counseling and various attempts to focus
All seemed for nothing
No matter how many times you put your hands on it
that stove will still burn
One can hope as maturity arrives
the lessons are one day learned
It remains hard to watch as it seems
that the struggles continue years later
But I wonder, as it seems you reach out to the stove
to burn yourself one more time
exactly
how far the apple has fallen from
the tree
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