Lollipops to Cigarettes

Lollipops to cigarettes
Cooties turned to pregnancy
The cute little girls and boys we once knew at recess are no more, some are drop outs, some are on the news for murder and others have seemed to disappear from existence

How did this happen?

How did the life we knew so well as children, filled with jump rope and four square, turn into the monstrosity of modern society

The drama now is about boys, drugs, and flunking school, the only so called 'drama' back then was when someone else had the blue crayon you needed to finish your color by number

Computers, televisions, and phones take over the lives of children nowadays, the big pass times when we were kids was to go back in the woods behind our houses and catch salamander, play hide and seek and cops and robbers when it started to get dark

Now?

It's lying to your parents to go out and get drunk, skipping class to go smoke weed and and turning the lollipop in your mouth into a cigarette

Did you ever consider that the lollipop tastes better? That maybe this sticky strawberry mess gives you a better outlook on life?

When you're a kid and you're happy with your crayons and hopscotch you don't care what problems you're faced with: if someones lost; find them, if someone's feelings are hurt; say sorry, if you wanna lose weight; lose it

This lollipop of yours has turned an upside-down world right-side-up again creating brighter perspectives and healthier pass times

So instead of curling our fingers around disgusting cancer sticks and pregnancy tests, maybe we should grab hold of that lollipops taste and lever let go...so the only downfall to life, is cavities.

-Anonymous