Why

I wonder
Why folks
Drink or take
Drugs or smoke
Dope or do whatever,
Are they trying to forget
For awhile or just too inhibited
To feel relaxed and open up,
I really do not know why.
I never even smoked a
Cigarette or had a
Beer since I was
Already relaxed
Never inhibited
Always eager
To try new
Things
But
Not to
Seek some
Stupor to forget
So I wonder why so
Many cannot function
Without alcohol or dope.
Perhaps it is their excuse to
Do what they hope will make
Them feel good or to have
Fun or overcome their
Shyness but it is a
Mystery to me
So I wonder
Why folks
Cannot
Feel
At ease
Being happy
Accepting life
As it is served so
Give up the illusion
Of being in control
And embrace the
Freedom to say
I’m off the
Clock,
Not
My problem,
Can we just hold hands.
There is always time
Later to whisper,
Take off your
Clothes.