Once Upon A Night Many Years Ago She Almost Died By Smoking Crack Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD

Once upon a night many years ago
The moon was beautiful with its golden light
There, sat a young woman looking up at the sky.
It was winter time and it was a quiet night.
The moon was hanging low in the sky.
Later that night, the moon was going to eclipse
She awaited there to witness.
Crack cocaine was ready for her feast.
Carefully spread, she began to flame her cracks.
Dreamy smokes started to rise.
She was amazed as she gazed at the beautiful moon.
After smoking the first 'hit'
she had stronger need
for many more hits.
In the midst of her rising pleasure
She noticed the moon soon to eclipse.
When she was staring at the moon-lit sky
She was overwhelmed by a sudden fear intensified
That her soul would leave her in the smokes.
She wondered how to stop it from leaving her.
She feared that her soul would dissipate
with the disappearing moon.
Then while she was watching the rising smokes
She saw her soul flying away.
In the hurry, she extended her encircling arms
To hold her soul from joining the smokes.
Time passed by very fast as if it was flying
She was convinced that
by the time of complete eclipse
her soul would vanish.
She was very much scared
but she felt compelled to indulge
to exalt her pleasure climax.
As her cocaine supply was running low
She called her dealer
Who delivered it at the blink of the eyes.
In her room upstairs, she smoked through the night
Hallucinated voice murmured... multiple times.
With her altered mind
She watched the moon eclipsing in front of her eyes.
The smaller the moon, the bigger her panic.
Afraid of being caught by her mother while smoking
She kept her window ajar and blew out crack smokes.
Finally exhausted, sleep overtook her.
Upon awakening next morning some hours later
She recognized that she was in a very deep pit.
Desperately, she called her friends in a heart beat
Since that minute
The cracks haven't touched her finger tips.
This event happened more than a decade ago.
Thanks heavens,
She has been CRACK FREE since


In appreciation of my patient who shared her story and gave her permission for publication so this may help someone else.

NHIEN NGUYEN MD


Translation of

MƯỜI MẤY NĂM XƯA MỘT BÀ SUÝT CHẾT VÌ HÚT CRACK -
Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD


Chuyện rằng vào một đêm xưa
Trăng thì đẹp lắm, ánh vàng khắp nơi.
Bà kia ngồi ngó bầu trời
Cảnh vật yên tĩnh bấy giờ mùa đông.
Vầng trăng lơ lửng trên trời
Đêm này nguyệt thực, bà ngồi chờ đây.
Cocaine có sẵn trong tay
Bà ngồi châm lửa, khói bay mơ màng
Càng nhìn trăng sáng càng ham
Bà hút một 'hit' lại càng muốn thêm.
Lâng lâng khoái cảm tăng lên
Nhìn trời bà thấy vầng trăng nhỏ dần.
Bất ngờ, nỗi sợ trào dâng
Sợ rằng theo khói, hồn bà ra đi.
Làm sao giữ lại hồn mình?
Sợ hồn tan với bóng mờ ánh trăng.
Bà nhìn khói thuốc lên cao
Thấy hồn theo khói chắp dần cánh bay.
Vội vàng bà nới vòng tay
Cố níu hồn lại không bay ra ngoài.
Thời gian vội vã qua mau
Bà sợ trăng tắt hồn bà đi luôn.
Bà thì sợ hãi lắm rồi
Nhưng bà muốn hút đã đời bà luôn.
Cocaine dùng sắp hết rồi
Bà mua thêm nữa, có người trao ngay.
Cả đêm bà hút trên lầu
Bà nghe ảo giác như ai thì thầm.
Mơ màng bà vẫn nhìn trăng
Vầng trăng càng nhỏ càng tăng hãi hùng.
Sợ rằng mẹ bắt qủa tang
Cửa sổ mở hé, bà phà khói ra.
Mệt đừ, bà ngủ lăn ra
Khi bà thức giấc, biết rằng nguy tai
Vội vàng cầu cứu bạn thân
Bệnh ghiền bà chữa, khỏi cần Cocaine
Truyện này mười mấy năm xưa
Cám ơn trời đã cứu bà lâu nay.

1/7/2015

Cám ơn bệnh nhân cho phép đăng

NHIEN NGUYEN MD