Shel Silverstein - "The Perfect High"

Shel Silverstein delivers a very unique twist on what would be a children's poem in "The Perfect High."  The story follows the druggie named  Gimme-Some Roy who seeks that perfect high through effort, determination, and pain.  He follows his dream of attaining the high that's going to satisfy him forever once he snorts, smokes, or sticks it in his veins.  Through the perils of the mountain to get that perfect high he must go through the guru Baba fats that knows the secrets of the getting it.  But in the end, Baba Fats leads him down a new road full of more crap than the last.  The irony is that Baba is in a state of being high as he talks to the Lord while sitting on top of a mountain completely naked before sending the persistent  youth to nowhere.   The captivating  story and rhythm make the poem memorable and leaves an impression of how quizzical and crappy life can be.