I’m an herb that burns slowly,

fifty-percent THC

not a tea

to temper,

I toss realities,

slow you down

so you can see,

so you can think

so you won’t be the same

with me

and without me,

you’ll be hurting,

so don’t take me

lightly,

I have an after effect

that’s enlightening

or traumatizing

any way you have it

your world will change

profoundly

if you keep

on smoking me

– B. Brown

(art by Cliff Briggie)