Just one little drop
is all it takes.
Just one little drop
for goodness sakes.
With this magical mix
you will fly so high.
With this magical mix
you will touch the sky.
Forgetting all your pains
you’ll attain new dreams
Forgetting all your pains
joy in extremes.
For one measly dollar
a drop of sweet green.
For one measly dollar
all of life has a sheen.
What of adverse effects?
Don’t be so obtuse.
What of adverse effects?
I partake in regular use.
This miracle of magic
Will take you far beyond mundane.
This miracle of magic
Will lead you to a brand new plane.
It’s all natural herbs,
So don’t you fret.
It’s all natural herbs,
Nothing to regret.
A discount I offer,
First drop half price.
A discount I offer,
I won’t offer twice.
There you go, young man,
You see I mean well.
There you go, young man,
And you’re under its spell.
Now it’s a short trip,
Soon you’ll return
Now it’s a short trip,
With money to burn.
*~*
A full bottle you say?
I’m happy to agree.
A full bottle you say?
If you heed my warning plea.
Only one drop a day,
Two at the utmost.
Only one drop a day,
It’s the maximum dose.
Not for physical danger,
My sales pitch is true.
Not for physical danger,
Not with this special brew.
But the places you’ll go,
Wonderful though they are.
But the places you’ll go,
They’re best enjoyed from afar.
If you do more than two,
You’ll get stuck there and then…
If you do more than two,
There will be no more zen.
*~*
Oh look what you did,
You’ve gotten stuck in my land.
Oh look what you did,
Now isn’t this grand?
I tried to warn you,
Don’t whimper and whine.
I tried to warn you,
It’s your fault not mine.
Now that you’re here,
You belong to me alone.
Now that you’re here,
You’ll join my other drones.
Now give me a smile,
This life isn’t that bad.
Now give me a smile,
No more being sad.
You wanted escape,
Escape is what I gave.
You wanted escape,
To be saved from the grave.
The life of pain is gone,
You’ll never feel pain here.
The life of pain is gone,
You’ll never feel joy here.
Welcome to your escape,
All you need to do now is succumb.
Welcome to your escape,
Do you feel yourself go numb?
*~*~*~*~*
This challenge came from Catherine, who gave me this prompt: Oh, the places you’ll go.
Are you kidding me? I expected to hate this. A rhyming poem. Ugh, right? Instead, it was totally whimsical and awesome. I loved it.
LOL! I know!! I had no idea it would head in this direction at ALL…but yesterday when I was trying to figure out what to do with my prompt I got this image of a demented man ala Willy Wonka and this started forming in my head.
I’m so glad you liked it – even if it did rhyme đŸ™‚
Methinks the dark side fits you well; I liked the way you slipped in Seuss titles along the way to accentuate your channeling of the Dr.! Good piece!
Thanks so much, Billy!! I usually don’t write dark, although I’ve had a couple of pretty evil characters. I guess part of me really likes the dark side. Challenges appear to be the way that part of me likes to come out and play đŸ˜€