Merry-Go-Round to Nowhere

For someone I know on drugs.

Round and round it goes.

Where it stops….

Stops?

It NEVER stops!

Just the same blur

Over and over again.

There are other people with me.

Riding different creatures.

They’re not going anywhere either.

Once in a while

One falls off.

Crashing to the ground

Lifeless.

Sometimes, I hear people

Yelling at me: Jump! Jump off!

The landing will be painful

But you will heal in time!

Jump! Jump off!

I can’t let go of the pole!

Some will put out their hand

For me to grab as I go by.

But they’re not strong enough

To catch me.

Round and round.

Jump!

I can’t.

Jump!

I’m afraid.

Jump!

Round and round…