Before It's Too Late

A person's brother has become addicted to crack cocaine and is now missing. The speaker reflects on their brother's descent into addiction and the impact it has had on their lives. They express their love for their brother and their desire to help him before it's too late. They also mention checking their brother's Facebook for any signs of life. The speaker acknowledges their inability to stop their brother's addiction and the counterfeit nature of drugs. They express their heavy burden and worry for their brother's future. The transcription ends with a plea to hug their brother before it's too late. My brother found love in a crack pipe. My brother chose to reach for drugs instead of a telephone. His whereabouts remain unknown. Bound in a toxic relationship with crack rocks and death, he fully disappeared with almost nothing left. Eviction notices and quitting jobs, losing cell phone money and getting robbed. You know crack is a hell of a drug but you still return and buy from the neighborhood plug. How can someone be dead but still somehow living? The scratch that he's really just existing. I don't recognize him, he is an imposter. But I look into his eyes and I see that he's still my brother. Dreading that possible bad news phone call, knowing all too well of his downfall. So I check his Facebook for any signs of life. And I check his Facebook, and I check his Facebook, and I check... Wait, no, I don't need to look. I know that he's hooked. Wish I could go back in time and put a stop to it. When you first lit up I would have made you quit. But I don't have that much power, although I do admit. The fulfillment drugs offer are always counterfeit. I want to hug him before it's too late. I know his shoulders are heavy from carrying the weight. I love him but I can't stop imagining his fate. Before it's too late, before it's too late. I want to hug you before it's too late. My shoulders are heavy from carrying the weight. I love you but I can't stop imagining your fate. Before it's too late, before it's too late. www.mooji.org