Oh
how I long
to quit you
With
dry mouths and
stained teeth
They
whisper to
their habit:
You
make my clothes
stink of shame
You
make my skin
sag and wrinkle
You
make me stop
everything for you
You
can’t tell me
what you do for me
They
take a look
and ponder the choice
It
looks so harmless
and so inviting
They
spark the flame
and give in
It
seems to have
won this time
Misanthropic Topics 
March 18th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Damn those Filter Tips ..I’ve been at war with ’em forever.
Soldier on ..or not.
Regards,
March 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Amen, friend.
I’ve actually been winning this past week.
Here’s to keeping it up!
Thanks for reading, brother 🙂
March 19th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Wow nicely written and truthly spoken .You make me feel like I can do it to .Thanks
March 19th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Anytime, miss 🙂
The pleasure is mine.
Thank you so much for reading 😉
March 19th, 2010 at 10:23 am
I admire the intensity of your verse, and the stark use of language.
March 19th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Thank you so much.
That really means a lot to me.
March 19th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
you make readers long for more…
beautiful poem!
March 19th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
You’re too kind, Ji 🙂
March 19th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/thursday-poets-rally-participants-of-week-10-an-award-for-you/
an award for you,
thank you for joining us,
Happy Friday!
March 20th, 2010 at 11:15 am
smoking-one should not light the first one. 😦
March 20th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Agreed.
Never should have started but I’ve quit now and feel so much better 🙂
Thanks for reading, Trisha ^_^.
March 21st, 2010 at 11:07 am
That was a beautiful read.. I’m glad you’ve quit this awful habit 🙂
March 21st, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Wow, thank you 🙂
The word beautiful never gets tossed in my direction much.
I feel much better having quit.
Thank you so much for reading ^_^.
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:25 pm
I’m not a smoker myself, but I have many friends who do and have tried to quit. Your poem is such an honest & heart-wrenching portrayal of addiction. Bravo!
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Thank you so much ^_^
It’s been a week and a half into quitting and I feel great 🙂
This poem was my good bye letter.
Thank you for reading and your wonderful words ^_~