trigger warning: mentions of drugs, drug use, and sexual assault
If they could produce nostalgia into a drug
I wonder what kinds of hallucinations my mind would conjure up
It would be sold in a tube with a long needle.
It would be marketed towards those whose minds are feeble.
Would I smell the doctor's office or taste the lollipop at the end?
Would it bring back the Strawberry Shortcake coloring book?
Perhaps I would smell the cinnamon sugar toast my foster mom used to cook.
I suppose I would get a hint of the bad as well
No drug comes without withdrawals
The withdrawals bring back the bad memories
I see a drop of blood on my finger from pricking it while I was sewing my embroidery piece
I see my foster brother climbing onto me
I relive being separated from my siblings
If they could produce nostalgia into a drug
It would come with high highs
and low lows
The drug would let you relive good memories.
No drug comes without drawbacks.
Nostalgia, the most dangerous drug of all.
About the Creator
angelica lesly
‘Don’t—don’t go.
Don’t carry it to someone else this time.
Tell me about it if it’s something human.
Let me into your grief. - Robert Frost
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