In the middle of the night

With witches, goblins clear in sight

Dark beneath your weirdest dream

Stramonium lets out a scream

Still asleep his shrieking wakes

Poor parents question their mistakes

And if you choose to be his friend

He may be quiet, sometimes shy

Or scratch and bite you on the eye

His speech may falter, stammer out

Make funny faces, yell and shout

Prone to seizures, wets the bed

Good for sun stroke, bonks on head

Red faced with pupils large as dimes

The fellow might be known for crimes

The reason for this social flaws ?

Violent rages, breaking laws ?

Stramonium is very scared

Deep inside, no fear is spared

Afraid of dogs, and H2O

Afraid of mirrors, things that glow

Afraid of illness, afraid of ghosts

Afraid of death and getting lost

As on a drug, he may see things

Bugs and critters, cats with wings

Highly sexed with no control

Raging outbursts take their toll

I pity the Stramonium

He pays a mighty premium

For life`s sweet pleasures he must fight

An inner state of hellish fright.

(Stramonium`s common names are Thorn apple, Devil`s apple, Stinkweed or False castor oil and is a strong hallucinogen proved by Dr. Hahnemann and published in his Materia Medica Pura.)

W.

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Homeopath for people and animals.
(Sorry, Wim no longer works here.)