some old rant.
so, this is a first, but this is actually more of a rant about something thats sort of been bugging me. so, a few months ago alternative press did a pole on what people thought about the legalization/decriminilazation of marijuana. i thought this was great because you got to hear a lot of different takes on this topic, from kids all over the u.s. and members of some bands that you may or may not know. however, in the next month’s issue someone had wrote in a response letter about how they were greatly dissapointed with alternative press for doing such a poll, and promoting marijuana. alternative press did not take a stance though they simply put up the pole online and posted some responses and a percentage in the magazine. this person who wrote in said that they had a family member who started smoking pot and got into heavier drug use and as a result overdosed and died, and that this poll was in turn causing her to stop her subscription to the magazine. this upset me, not because she would no longer be receiving alternative press, but that she would be so irrational. i’m sorry, i do feel bad for her and her loss, but she can’t blame pot. her loved one may have smoked weed before starting other drugs, but that doesnt mean weed dragged him kicking and screaming into heavier drug abuse. i’m sure he fully well knew the risks of addiction and health problem’s caused by those drugs. he made a decision to try these drugs, weed did not choose that for him and the fact he smokes weed should not/probably didn’t affect that decision other than he had already tried a drug. i will admit people typically do start with weed, not just jump into hardcore drugs. but that still doesn’t change the fact that you have the ability to make a choice for better or worse and it is you and you alone that makes that decision for yourself, not a drug. if marijuana were so evil, why is it even up for decriminilization in the first place? why would it be used for medicinal purposes in cases like cancer and arthritis? i am in no way condoning the use of any drug, especially not hardcore ones, but i am stating the facts, and why this girl is more or less an idiot in my opinon. i’m not saying everyone will agree, but this is my personal belief. people will always have a choice, it’s what you do with those choices that make you who you are, and that will take you down the road your life will map out. i am just tired of hearing people blame problems that they could fix on the the things they could change. i understand once into drugs it is hard to get out due to addiction etc. but it was your choice to start those drugs unless you had a prescription and became dependent on them. i’m sorry if this offended anyone i just had to get it off my chest, if you feel so obliged i would love to hear what people have to say about this. thank you for your time and love always,
me
Short of breath
And all worked up
Rest your head
Just look up
Shooting stars
They dance for us
On the hood of the car
From dawn till dusk
Can’t you wait, I’m not ready
I don’t wanna leave for bed
I haven’t found the remedy
They said it’d just be Placebo effect
Now that things have been going steady
Hypochondriacs we look for a flaw in attempts
To stop this
Short of requirement
And after all that work
I still need spare change and
This is something we can’t afford
Just chin up
Shooting glances
Enough is enough
But we’re all about second chances
I’ve never been so in love
Can’t you wait, I’m not ready
I don’t wanna leave for bed
I haven’t found the remedy
They said take two of these, get some rest
Now that we’ve been going steady
Turbulence has us tossing and turning in bed
Just stop it
From everynight, to every now and then
I miss us, I miss when we were known as “them”
I will not stay up one more night
Thinking about how much sight
I had lost trying to look through you
And those little things you do
Because these bags under my eyes
Are too full to hold anymore of these sleepless nights
Can’t you wait, I’m not ready
I don’t wanna leave for bed
Can’t you wait, I’m not ready
I can’t leave this for dead
