Poison into medicine
by Ronald B. Seaman Jr. (Spider)
all rights reserved Spider2011©

On a cold September day
she lost her once in a lifetime love
he used to call her angel face
now she wonders, why did you have to go

She knows she has to be strong
for herself and for her son
so she says
even though you're gone
our love still lives on

I don't know what I'm supposed to do
but I'll be strong, I promise you
just like you were until the very end
Ed, you're my best friend

And after some time had passed
she learned how bad times don't last
so it's time for a new life to begin
she's turning poison into medicine

She refused to go it alone
she reached out to others who were in need
became a friend to the homeless
and even found happiness in poetry
she learned when life knocks you down
you got to get up again and again
and she's happy she found
how to turn poison into medicine

On the same September day
he rushed to go when he heard the bell
he's a fireman, like his brother
who got there before the towers fell

he said, I will dig all night through
and I won't stop, till I get to you
I feel it deep down in my soul
I'll be the one to get you out the hole

and after many trips down
he pulled his brother out of the ground
his lifeless body laid in his arms
while TV cameras were all around

he said, I don't know what I'm supposed to do
but I'll make sure they remember you
Timmy my brother, I'll see you again
and then he turned poison into medicine

He refused to just mope around
he'd never been that kind of man
he spoke to everyone around
from New York, to soldiers in Afghanistan
he knows when life knocks you down
you got to get up, again and again
and I'm happy that he found
how to turn poison into medicine

They made a choice to take control
and not let the chips fall where they may
we all have a life of our own
we got to try to make the best of each new day
bad times may come in your life
and you may never know just when
but when they come it's your time
to turn poison into medicine

so make a choice to take control
don't let the chips fall where they may
you have a life of our own
you got to try to make the best of each new day
bad times may come in your life
you don't have to know just when
but when they come take time
to turn poison into medicine

mmmm mmmmmmm
yeah
take the time
to turn poison into medicine