You keep callin' & callin' me claimin' to be my answer to love, joy, friendship, protection & peace.
Snow, blow, crack, weed, PCP, LSD, Ecstasy--all y'all got me
trippin' and out here wheelin' & dealin', stealin' & killin'
and I'm
fallin'
I'm fallin'
Around the clock you be callin' me & I ask "How high?"
"Sky high" you say & even promised I could fly--you lied.
Just one more shot of heroin, another smoke, hit, sniff & to get it I turn more & more tricks
and I'm
fallin'
I'm fallin'
Money's gone, friends gone, family gone, & I'm hurtin'
so where are you now, "friend?" You lied to me--again.
For once come clean and tell me the truth!
How many like me have you bamboozled or duped?
And they're
fallin'
like I'm
fallin'
we're all
fallin'
Bamboozled is a poem from the contemporary young adult novel, Imani in Never Say Goodbye. Copyrighted 2003
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Reviewed by Shelley Jones (Reader)
Reviewed on April 24, 2008
This poem is great and I love it soo much. Jackie you did a great job.
Reviewed by Megan Ripley (Reader)
Reviewed on August 3, 2006
I love this poem. It's very strong and deep. I also write poems and this one inspried me to write about life topics. Thank you so much Jackie.
Selkie's lonely heart has finally found a home with Aidan. But sometimes destiny compels us to love, and sometimes it forbids us...suspenseful, romantic, and spellbinding.
Selkie's lonely heart has finally found a home with Aidan. But sometimes destiny compels us to love, and sometimes it forbids us...suspenseful, romantic, and spellbinding.
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