April 2, 2010

Hello my name is cocaine

by Gina Ricardi

My name is cocaine – call me coke for short.

I entered this country without a passport.

Ever since then I have made people rich.

Some have been murdered and found in a ditch.

I’m more valued than diamonds, more treasured than gold.

Use me just once and you too will be sold.


I’ll make a schoolboy forget his books.

I’ll make a beauty queen forget her looks.

I’ll take a renowned speaker and make him a bore.

I’ll take your mother and make her a whore.

I’ll make a school teach forget how to teach.

I’ll make a preacher not want to preach.

I’ll take all of your rent money and you’ll be evicted.

I’ll murder your babies or they’ll be born addicted.

I’ll make you rob, and steal, and kill.

When you’re under my power, you have no will.


Remember my friend, my name is “Big C”.

If you try me one time you may never be free.


I’ve destroyed actors, politicians and many a hero.

I’ve decreased bank accounts from millions to zero.

I make shooting and stabbing a common affair.

Once I take charge you won’t have a prayer.

Now that you want me, what will you do?

You’ll have to decide, it’s all up to you,

the day you agree to sit in my saddle,

the decision is one that no one could straddle.

Listen to me, and please listen well,

when you ride with COCAINE you are heading for HELL.


6 comments:

alice c said...

i have family thats on cocaine and it goes just like this poem i think this is the most wonderful poem that any one can ever write and everything about it is so true post more poems like ths. thank you it was so very nice to read your poem

Chas said...

Gina Ricardi didn't write this poem. The original is from 1989.
Love this poem but the story behind it isn't true.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-06-24/entertainment/8902120207_1_cocaine-dear-ann-landers-poem

The original☝️

Chas said...

Excuse the "love this poem but the story behind it isn't true" that was for another site

Unknown said...

I’ve had this poem hanging on my refrigerator for at least 10 years if not longer, I’ve read it many times over. To this day it’s jus a real as the first time I read it wn it was givin to me, I personally never tried the stuff before but it has bn part of my life since early childhood (friends/family) and it hurts but it’s life what can you do. So to whoever is the ORIGINAL author.....Thank you

Empathic_Warrior said...

I know for a fact that this poem first publicly was around in the mid 80s however it author was UNKNOWN and i remember this because while locked up in a youth detention facility a friend and I made an acoustic song out of it for a drug and alcohol counsellor that literally saved our young lives

Anonymous said...

I have family on cocaine & am praying this will wake them up, have the original paper printed by Ann Landers in 1989 all tattered , was so glad to obtain this one. ThankGod.

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