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The Adventures of Robert Racoon
Robert Racoon sat alone on the beach while his kids remained in school,
He had lost his job and had nothing to do, so he went to the beach to go Juul.
He had been trying to stop, for he new it was bad, but something in him said not,
He threw away the machine, for he knew it was mean, and making his lungs rot.
Today was the day, he would tell his kids, to stop Juuling whenever he could,
His kids started to cry, for they were about to say bye, and they prayed that he actually would.
Three years later, he continued his quest, to be free from this pain,
He found a racoon online, who he thought looked fine, and kept his being sane.
His kids have finished their higher education, and they now lived on their own,
The racoon married Rosalee, much younger than he, after his children had grown.
Rosalee and the racoon had another child, who we will call Cathy,
But her face was a wreck, and she had a small neck, and nobody knew what it could be.
But almost immediately the racoon knew what might be the cause of this blast,
But just to be sure that there wasn’t a cure, the racoon looked back to his past.
As a teen, the racoon lost his relationship with his family, this he deeply regrets,
Everyday, the air became gray, he would smoke a whole pack of cigarettes.
His family couldn’t stand it, seeing their failed son, they kicked him out of their home,
His parents had another kid, a daughter once he was rid, but he forgot that this was known.
“Holy shit!” said the racoon, he married his sister, and he didn’t know what to say,
So to prove his theory right, one sorrowful night, they did a test of their DNA.
About a week later, they got back the results and the folder began to detach,
The two were sad about the baby they had, the DNA showed that it was a match.
The father racoon didn’t know what to do, so he went back to what he thought was cool,
After 16 years of sobriety, and reentering society, he went back to his trusty Juul.
His kids disowned him, he returned back to old, and he also lost his bride,
Seeing no other solution, he saw one resolution, and that was to commit suicide.
He had lost his job and had nothing to do, so he went to the beach to go Juul.
He had been trying to stop, for he new it was bad, but something in him said not,
He threw away the machine, for he knew it was mean, and making his lungs rot.
Today was the day, he would tell his kids, to stop Juuling whenever he could,
His kids started to cry, for they were about to say bye, and they prayed that he actually would.
Three years later, he continued his quest, to be free from this pain,
He found a racoon online, who he thought looked fine, and kept his being sane.
His kids have finished their higher education, and they now lived on their own,
The racoon married Rosalee, much younger than he, after his children had grown.
Rosalee and the racoon had another child, who we will call Cathy,
But her face was a wreck, and she had a small neck, and nobody knew what it could be.
But almost immediately the racoon knew what might be the cause of this blast,
But just to be sure that there wasn’t a cure, the racoon looked back to his past.
As a teen, the racoon lost his relationship with his family, this he deeply regrets,
Everyday, the air became gray, he would smoke a whole pack of cigarettes.
His family couldn’t stand it, seeing their failed son, they kicked him out of their home,
His parents had another kid, a daughter once he was rid, but he forgot that this was known.
“Holy shit!” said the racoon, he married his sister, and he didn’t know what to say,
So to prove his theory right, one sorrowful night, they did a test of their DNA.
About a week later, they got back the results and the folder began to detach,
The two were sad about the baby they had, the DNA showed that it was a match.
The father racoon didn’t know what to do, so he went back to what he thought was cool,
After 16 years of sobriety, and reentering society, he went back to his trusty Juul.
His kids disowned him, he returned back to old, and he also lost his bride,
Seeing no other solution, he saw one resolution, and that was to commit suicide.
Published 9th Feb 2021
| Edited 13th Feb 2021
Author's Note
John brings us the newest poem in his collection, one that raises up the issue of drugs use. He warns all children reading this poem to never use drugs in the future. Avoid the path that John's brother took, and take in his life while reading The Adventures of Robert Racoon.
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28th Aug 2021 6:46pm
A lively and interesting story with effective rhyming and well drawn characters. So sad though.
