Coffee & Cigarettes

Coffee & Cigarettes

A Poem by Sacha Davison

I sit sipping on my coffee
Smoking this native-rolled smoke.
These things are much the same.

They stain my teeth
They're low in cost
These things are much the same.

Neither required for my survival,
Quite the opposite, indeed.
These things are much the same.

I did not pay for either -
Both, I'd rather live without
These things are much the same.

They stimulate serotonin
A short-lived tranquility
These things are much the same.

Without them, I'm a tyrant -
Mood swaying, like trees in the wind.
These things are much the same.

I'd take them over nourishment;
Food comes only third.
These things are much the same.

I smoke and drink myself to debt;
My favorite companies thrive in wealth.
These things are much the same.

Best enjoyed together -
My PB & J
These things are much the same.

A habit, sprouted far too young,
Addicted until the end.
These things are much the same.

© 2012 Sacha Davison


Author's Note

Sacha Davison
My thoughts when out for a cigarette in the freezing cold. Figured I'd record them and put them up here.

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Entertaining read whilst I sip my coffee, 'these things are much the same'....
Like the repetition of that line, it suits this piece well. Nice write.

Posted 11 Years Ago


be it if this is actually about coffee and cigarettes (i see one reviewer mentioned weed and beer) then i can fully relate. i type that as i light a cig and sip my coffee, ha! reguardless, youve captured the addiction quite well. great flow and relationable (to whatever 2 addictions one may have). nicely done.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Sacha Davison

11 Years Ago

I feel as though Dr. Wood's referral to "weed" is that of tobacco. I could be wrong, but judging by .. read more
this is SOME poem my friend....I was lucky enough to kick the weed....still enjoy the odd beer or two though...You have nailed just about everything here it reads as if it just flowed out

Posted 11 Years Ago


Haha...yeah, I'm with you here. I like the repetition of the line "These things are much the same". I loved the title of this, because I actually wrote a series of short stories called Coffee, Cigarettes & Contemplations. It was based off a bunch of conversations me and my friends used to have when we'd go out to IHOP back in San Antonio. It was one of the few places where you could still smoke indoors. So we'd smoke cigarettes all night long, drinking the free refills on coffee, and talking about everything and nothing. Life, philosophy, sex, drugs, stupid movies and why we thought they were stupid, what we wanted in life, what we hated in life, what we dreamed about, and what we wished we could understand, but probably never would. The stories all had my friends in them, but with different names. It was an interesting cast, nonetheless. My coke-dealing genius IQ jewish friend "Roy"; "Zee" who couldn't grasp what her own desires were so was a roller coaster of wants and self-defeats, but had a natural sexual allure and mysterious nature to her that held anyone captivated just by a few words; "Dan" who dropped out of Yale so he could be with a girl, who ended up dumping him (after that he became a bit of a womanizer, never holding any emotional attachment to anyone); and me...well, that's a different story lol Plus the waitresses, the cook "Dylan" who migrated from China and was the biggest stoner I've ever met. He'd sometimes forget he wasn't speaking English, when he was really stoned. Sorry, rambled lol This poem's title brought back a lot of fond memories. It was well written, as well. So congratz and thanks for sharing, man ^^

Posted 11 Years Ago


Sacha Davison

11 Years Ago

Wow that's actually such a clever way to develop characters. And holy s**t dude, talk about dedicati.. read more
MachinaWriter

11 Years Ago

lol No problem, man. I think communities of writers are great things. You can feed each other with i.. read more
Sacha Davison

11 Years Ago

That's so original what your friend did. That's intense.
And your methods of character develo.. read more
Interesting.. This is different.. I like it. Great write. :)

Posted 11 Years Ago


Sacha Davison

11 Years Ago

Thanks for reviewing! Sorry for the delay on your read requests by the way. I'll get to them ASAP, I.. read more
}Echo{

11 Years Ago

No problem. :D Ah, it's cool. :)
Hey Sacha give up smoking and voila no frozen butt! A good little piece on the habits we all take for granted.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Sacha Davison

11 Years Ago

If only it were that simple, my friend! Thank you for the review!

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