Hot
tar filling my healthy lungs
Nestling
into my alveoli
Damaging
my youthful respiratory system
Poisonous
smoke exhaled
The
cloudy haze looks identical
To
breath against chilly winter air
This
isn’t an addiction
I
don’t need nicotine running through my veins
I’m
not even a big fan of the taste or smell
The
last time I sucked on cancer sticks
Was
six months ago
In
the warm summer heat
Almost
an entire pack in just a couple of hours
First
and last day of being a smoker
Except
today I went to the Smoking Corner
Right
outside of my school
Bummed
a cig off of a kid sure to drop out
As soon as he can
As soon as he can
Borrowed
his lighter
And
inhaled disgusting soot
Just
to feel the burn in my lungs
To
remind me that I’m alive
R.R.
R.R.
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