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Stop
You reach for another cigarette
You know what it can do to you
You’ve seen the ads
The pictures
Read the warning labels
You know how much money
That literally has gone up in smoke
You realize in the end
They can and will kill you
But still
You pull out another
Light it
And put in your mouth
You pour another drink
You know what it can do to you
You can not begin to count
All that alcohol has already cost you
Your friends
Your family
Your job
And in the end
You know it will take everything else
And finally
Your life
But still
You pick up the glass
And swallow the last drop
You sit here now
Reading but a few words
Words written by someone
Someone who really does care
I’ve seen the price of alcohol
Held a young man in my arms
As he breathed his last breath
I was only 12 then
I’ve lost friends
And family
To cancer
Saw the price they paid
For a habit
A habit that they could not find a way to break
And tonight
I am sitting here
Hoping to find the right words
Words that will make you pause
Maybe for just a moment
Take a look
At what you are doing to yourself
And to the ones who love and care about you
And maybe
Just maybe
Give you one more reason
To find a way
To stop
Ed Roberts 4/14/12
I have lost far too many that I love to cancer and alcohol.
Hopefully these words might help others find a way to free themselves
From this path.
You reach for another cigarette
You know what it can do to you
You’ve seen the ads
The pictures
Read the warning labels
You know how much money
That literally has gone up in smoke
You realize in the end
They can and will kill you
But still
You pull out another
Light it
And put in your mouth
You pour another drink
You know what it can do to you
You can not begin to count
All that alcohol has already cost you
Your friends
Your family
Your job
And in the end
You know it will take everything else
And finally
Your life
But still
You pick up the glass
And swallow the last drop
You sit here now
Reading but a few words
Words written by someone
Someone who really does care
I’ve seen the price of alcohol
Held a young man in my arms
As he breathed his last breath
I was only 12 then
I’ve lost friends
And family
To cancer
Saw the price they paid
For a habit
A habit that they could not find a way to break
And tonight
I am sitting here
Hoping to find the right words
Words that will make you pause
Maybe for just a moment
Take a look
At what you are doing to yourself
And to the ones who love and care about you
And maybe
Just maybe
Give you one more reason
To find a way
To stop
Ed Roberts 4/14/12
I have lost far too many that I love to cancer and alcohol.
Hopefully these words might help others find a way to free themselves
From this path.
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