My Continuing Education

Growing up, I thought drug addicts,

Were homeless on the street;

Or hidden in a drug den…

People I never thought I’d meet.

It turned out the movers and shakers,

The richest and most vain…

Were the biggest addicts in mansions,

Cruising the slums for cheap cocaine.

They made all the big decisions,

Affecting so many worker’s lives…

My friends and I all suffered,

During the boss' drug fueled dives.

Watching so many friends fall,

I should feel sad and melancholic.

But I thank my lucky stars today.

I was just a happy alcoholic.