Down To My Last Cigarette

D own to my last cigarette

O h, what shall I do now

W hen the urge hits me to light up

N ow that I ran out of my cancer sticks

 

T alking to myself and wondering what to do

O ut of breath and gasping for air

 

M y addiction to nicotine has me searching for left over cigarette butts

Y earning for just one more drag of smoke, to fill my tar blackened lungs

 

L eft here suffering with the all too familiar smoker's cough

A case of COPD doesn't seem to scare me enough to break the habit

S taring at the ceiling as I lay upon my bed unable to sleep, nerves frazzled

T he nicotine patches are on the top shelf of my computer desk

 

C an I really quit I wonder if I'm ready yet

I 've never really thought about it quite this seriously before

G etting too late to walk to the store to buy a pack

A nd the price has gone up again, sky high and soaring

R eally need to take this serious and stop procrastinating

E veryone I love would be in shock I'm sure if I stop this insane habit

T hese damn cigarettes are suffocating and slowly killing me

T he question is do I really want to quit smoking these nasty things

E mpty ashtray is beckoning me as I reach out for a nicotine patch

Reviews

[Helen Woodward]

Did they work? I have tried them and I have to tell you they sent my blood pressure through the roof. It is such a filthy habit and hard to break...I guess I need them or I would have quit by now...little sticks of tobacconite!! I have a love/hate relationship with them...

Helen :-)

[charlotte talley]

hey girl I am still trying to give the damm things up, but it is hard. I can really relate to this. great write about this bad habit.

[David Lewis Paget]

I don't know about you lot, but I've given up giving up. Every time I give up I put on another 14 pounds in weight, and that never comes off again, not even when I take up smoking again - which for me is inevitable. I've been smoking for over 51 years, and have had four attempts to give up, so I'm 4 stone heavier than I should be. And Jamie (below) - nuts are full of fat, believe me, I tried that one. And Shandi, at 64 with joints that have difficulty in carrying that extra four stone, I couldn't jog around a cigarette packet. No, I'll just give in to my fate, with a whisp of blue smoke issuing from the top of my coffin. At least I'll stay happy down to the last puff.

[shandi]

What im thinking of doing is motivating myself with a new pair of running shoes..... seriously! Cardio is the only thing ive found to get me to cut down. I really despise running, but it will make you sick to smoke after a good jog. Why not give all your friends a nice jolt =]

[Jamie S.]

From one smoker to another, "hang in there!!" I quit last year for 10 months and started again. I only smoke 1/2 pk a day but need to quit again as well. Boy your poem really tugs on my heart strings, you have to not only fight the urges and withdrawls but you have to change your daily routine as well. We smokers are creatures of habit! This was the first poem ive seen on the subject and you captured it well. Good luck and god bless you!!

Ps, try munching on sunflower seeds or peanuts (it keeps you away from the sweets!)

-Jamie

[deeps]

I won't say anything about how i feel about cigarettes
I do know they are a nasty habitto quit
There are alot of addictions in this world
Just like me giving up caffiene so I know it is hard.
I ams till trying to give up my caffeine.
I like the way this is sat up and you did a wonderful job expressing yourself.