[ There Once Was This Young Man Who Was Exceptional
@ Basketball ]
[ But In 1986 ]
[ Len Bias Became MY Wake-Up Call ]

[ The Night That He Went #2 In The NBA Draft He Failed To
Use His Brain ]
[ Because He Went To A Party With Some Friends ]
[ & Smoked Some Crack Cocaine ]

[ He Found That His Body Had A Sensitivity To That Illegal
Substance ]
[ & It Proved To Be The Difference ]

[ Between Good & Bad Health ]
[ Life & Death ]
[ Poverty & Wealth ]

[ His Heart Stopped & Then Exploded ]
[ When The Paramedics Arrived ]
[ He Had Already Coded ]

[ Flat Lined, On The Floor ]
[ They Put Him On A Gurney ]
[ & Wheeled Him Out The Door ]

[ Nobody Waved ]
[ As They Took Him To His Grave ]

[ I Read The Article About This In The Sports Illustrated
That I Got That Week ]
[ I Could Not Speak ]
[ & My Legs Got Wobbly & Weak ]

[ Before This I Had Tried Cocaine 4 Times Maybe 5 ]
[ After I Read That Article ]
[ I Felt Lucky To Still Be Alive! ]

[ If A Finely Tuned Athelete’s Heart Could Do That ]
[ How Did Mine Not Stop? ]
[ When It Is Covered With Fat? ]

[ I Did Not Even Have To Think Too Hard About It ]
[ I Never Wanted To Get ]
[ To Where It Became A Deadly Habit ]

[ Enough Was Enough ]
[ I Never Ever Again Snorted That Stuff ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎ 
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[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]