posted April 23, 2008 07:54 AM         

Smoking kills, smoking kills,
Read the back of the packet,
Smoking goes with your f-me heels,
And it goes with your leather jacket
You’re on a break with fags in hand,
You idle bunch of poseurs,
You reprobates, you charlatans,
You load of bleeding losers

Shall we have a premature Requiem?

Smoking kills, smoking kills,
And so it damn well should,
You can take your vitamin pills,
But it won’t do you any good,
You’d have a shock, I guarantee,
If you could see inside you
Clogged with tar and nicotine,
Grim Reaper walks beside you

Cough, cough, cough.
Oh. I’ve got a cough. I wonder why that is?

Shall we have a premature Requiem?
Why don’t you invite your folks?
Twenty-pound notes turned to ashes,
A hard day’s work gone up in smoke

Smoking kills, smoking kills,
It says in great big letters,
You may well be over the hill,
But that doesn’t make it any better
Ditch the habit while you can,
Or you will be a goner
Take note of the smoking ban,
And that includes marijuana

Smoking kills, smoking kills…

Smoking kills, smoking kills,
SMOKING KILLS!

posted April 24, 2008 02:18 AM         

Nice one, Xena.

posted April 25, 2008 12:53 PM         

You promise? lol

But, seriously...

Does this come as a surprise to anyone?

I suppose some could use the reminder, still,
but, for the most part, we are adults, and we can make our own decisions.

A cigarette is, among other things, a 25-cent way to disperse tension.

For some people, it may be the only release they can afford,
in a world where they are basically forced to scrape by on minimum wage.

Nevertheless, I have to admit, it is a very clever poem.

And I always smile when i hear the term "f-me heels".

Thanks for sharing.

posted April 25, 2008 03:12 PM         

What helps you to relax and unwind?

posted April 25, 2008 06:03 PM         

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What do you spend your money on, AG?

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The usual stuff. Rent, bills, food, entertainment, class, music, clothes.

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What helps you to relax and unwind?

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Being still. Cuddling. Doing one of my hobbies (photography, music). Listening to music. Exercising. Knowing that I've got things taken care of.

Aside from this, though, I know from having smoked for over 10 years myself that smoking isn't merely a relaxation technique. Your first smoke in the morning isn't to help you relax. It's to help clear the congestion that's built up overnight. Smoking after every meal isn't a matter of relaxation either. Nor is smoking while drinking.

There are mental/brain connections to smoking. The question is if the brain's needs are greater than the physical detriment. And if the brain really does need the nicotine to keep you balanced, then wouldn't the patch be a safer way to go?

I can name a number of anxieties that I've relieved myself of by quitting, so I guess I could add being a non-smoker to my list of things that help me relax and unwind.

posted April 28, 2008 05:41 AM         

I thought I'd get lynched for this, but it seems to make people laugh.

I ought to be the Minister for Health.

Love,

Xena

posted April 28, 2008 10:06 PM         

hand-rolling tobacco is almost natural. i guess it depends on the brands too but it's not as dry as cigarettes and also CHEAPER! roll them with filters and very thin paper, you can try to minimize the damage.

posted April 28, 2008 11:35 PM         

There are worse things I could doooooooo

:^)

I wrote something similar about drug addiction when I was 18ish. It was much more insulting. You mellow with time when you realize almost everyone is killing some part of themselves (mind, body, soul) and getting disgusted about it doesn't really do much.
Not that I've gotten over being disgusted about things... just that I save my righteous anger for those who smoke with children in the car coughing their lungs up, beat their kids for playing with their pot stash etc... otherwise being annoyed with humans would be a full time job. Trust me. (Mercury in Virgo)

posted April 29, 2008 08:35 AM         

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I wrote something similar about drug addiction when I was 18ish. It was much more insulting. You mellow with time when you realize almost everyone is killing some part of themselves (mind, body, soul) and getting disgusted about it doesn't really do much.

Not that I've gotten over being disgusted about things... just that I save my righteous anger for those who smoke with children in the car coughing their lungs up, beat their kids for playing with their pot stash etc... otherwise being annoyed with humans would be a full time job. Trust me. (Mercury in Virgo)

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Well said.

The way I see it, people are free to do as they please with their own bodies, minds, and souls.

The question of being a bad influence on others is there, but it does not supercede the "influence" you are having on yourself.

If you are willing to do this to yourself, then most other considerations are secondary,
and I doubt whether any judgements from others, clever or otherwise, are going to make a difference.

If you are already making yourself sick and slowly writing your own death warrant,
I dont see the point in subjecting you to derision as well, in order to tell you what you already know.

That's just my point of view.

Go ahead and b*tch and fling self-righteous insults ("poseurs, reprobates, charlatans, bleeding losers") if it really makes you feel any better.

We all have our less healthy ways of releasing stress.

Some people smoke cigarettes (and hurt themselves) and some people write b*tchy poems (and hurt others).

posted April 29, 2008 08:44 AM         

Maybe you should stop using my lyrics in your songs?

You never know how many of them were influenced by my drug use.

And I know you wouldn't want to be a hippocrite.

posted April 29, 2008 10:45 AM         

Thank you, Steve.

Well, I still love you, AG, even if everyone else thinks you suck... OH, just kidding, don't be so hard on yourself. What a good heart you must have.

posted April 29, 2008 01:57 PM         

Poem probably sounds extreme, but that's just my sense of humour. Nothing I can do about it. Pluto opposition natal Mars, and all that. Tourette's Syndrome, here I come!