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Out of Habit

January 22, 2016 Cody S. Decker Front page, Poetry 0

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I quit smoking
The way I was smoking
Because smoking wasn’t
About smoking
Any more

It had became a staple
In my everyday schedule
I had to have one now
I had to have one then
Gotta make time
For just one more
Before this
Or after that

They used to be a treat
A pleasure to enjoy
With a cup of coffee
Or a glass of bourbon
Or after a meal
Or after I finish writing
A piece or poem I liked

They were a way
To pass the time
On a long drive
They were a reason
To talk to new people
Huddled outside a bar
They were time alone
When simply standing outside
Doing nothing
Seemed silly
They were fun for a while
Until they weren’t

I quit smoking
The way I was smoking
Because I wasn’t smoking
Anymore
The cigarettes were smoking me

I won’t say that I can’t
Or won’t
Ever smoke a cigarette again
Because they can still be
Just what I need
When I want one

Not when I need one

I like this poem
And it’s finished now
So I think I’ll have one

 

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