One thing many S&H fans love about Hutch is his
chivalry toward women "from all walks of life" and his compassion for
those who are down on their luck, especially street people and addicts. This
poem draws from Hutch's own experiences with heroin withdrawal during "The
Fix" and his passion to save Mickey, the young prostitute and addict, from
"Bust Amboy." Just what advice might the White Knight have offered
her to help Mickey turn her life around?
No
Easy Fix
(“Admonition
to Mickey”)
By e-pony
We call it a
“fix,”
As if it were
The cure for all
our ills –
A few needle
pricks
To free the mind
And a handful of colored pills.
It’s a potent
mix:
The rush, the
pain,
The debasement and the thrills.
You get your
kicks
On a pleasure
trip,
On a journey that
slowly kills.
So, you turn some
tricks
And sell your
soul
For a couple of printed bills.
A few porno
flicks
Pull in easy
cash,
With some glossy, colored stills.
And the label
sticks;
It’s a lifelong
curse,
Though you brave the cramps and chills.
They say no one
picks
The junkie’s
world,
With its pushers,
pimps and shills,
For your life’s clock ticks,
As you seek to
feed
A void no
pleasure fills.
And the only
“fix”
You’ll ever find
Is the courage
love instills.
END