SmokeA Poem by Bane
Strike a match
Watch it burn Take the black And start to turn Inhale Exhale Light again Set ablaze To my best friend Inhale his soul To join with me And shorten my eternity It grows inside And exits white Creating clouds on a cloudless night The smoke stings my lungs Fills me with a menthol hug I cannot stop Though I must This small white stick I cannot trust I know that it is killing me Digging a grave That I can't see This smoke I make The sting I feel The grave I dig And then conceal Beneath a layer of spray and wash The smoldering sticks of ash I toss Out in the world to singe and die But keeping all their ash inside My lungs are black My heart unwrapped So I pull another from the pack © 2013 Bane |
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1 Review Added on February 18, 2013 Last Updated on February 18, 2013 Tags: death, smoke, cigarettes AuthorBaneJacksonville, FLAboutI used to write a lot in high school, short stories, poems, etc, and fell out of it for a number of years. Recently started writing poetry again and I'm looking for opinions on my new work. more..Writing
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