Nicotine

*LIFE,  WHAT A RUSH*

Silence needs to be spoken and put out like a cigarette
The joy - the laughter - the expression found in a silhouette
Inhale the wholesomeness   -   Exhale the worthiness. 
The soul- addicted to all the toxins this world contains
Life is like nicotine circulating throughout your veins
Wrath is a venom that absorbs all the fumes that flow
Trigger the mind   and you'll see smoke blow
Hope entwined with clouds of wisdom
Tobacco strangling every inch of the nerve system
Vapors exceed emotions, love and veneration
Smog proceeds in slow motion
Puffing the beauty, by draining the heart and mind
Filtering all the nicotine bad breath left behind

~*~
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 1/29/2014 2:48:00 PM
Clever metaphor PD., smoke has such a wonderful quality to it, a dancining personality. I'm gonna go have a smoke and think of your dynamics - J.A.B.
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Date: 12/22/2013 4:18:00 PM
on that note....smoke break, aha....killer couplet!
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Date: 11/8/2012 8:40:00 AM
found one i've not seen before, this is excellent, but i find words hard to come by, at the moment.. but then you are the best.
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Date: 9/1/2012 1:58:00 PM
very nice. thanks for stopping by to read my work
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Date: 8/13/2012 8:15:00 PM
This is a grandiose write with great flavor! Nice work, PD!....Well, I must say that I tried to have the time of my life at 37...it backfired! hahah...No TV for u too? Wow...now there;s one thing we have in common...I used to get 2 hrs of news daily and now I cancelled cable and have more productive things to do...I haven't written for a few wks..maybe tonite I can squeeeaaak out a poem or 2?....hmmm, just maybe...(gotta love that last line of this nicotine poem! What a gas!) gwendoeln
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Date: 6/25/2012 12:04:00 PM
stopping by to clap for this super treat with a strong puff- off sign in the end, PD.. one of your best!..:) have a delightful day..:) huggs!
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Date: 6/8/2012 1:38:00 PM
i like the word combination silhouette actually a frenchg word for shadow rhymin with cigarette again nice peace x david scott
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Date: 5/31/2012 6:33:00 PM
yeah... i love cogarettes too
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Date: 5/30/2012 10:06:00 AM
Cigarettes actually aint that bad & sometimes it can be your best friend...;). Enjoyed your poem Linda...great write. (time to inhale some wholesomeness!!!)
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Date: 5/7/2012 8:55:00 AM
loved this lovely one, PD - I missed this one, somehow, and am glad I read it today. I'm doing good, thanks - hope you are too, my friend. How's your family?
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Date: 5/6/2012 12:22:00 AM
Hold on and I'll huff and puff you a review as I wade through the smog and vapors and exhale for you. Hope you didn't mind my bit of fun and I brushed my teeth first. Quite a write you have here. TLee
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Date: 4/30/2012 1:11:00 AM
WHEW! Linda, I'm trying to quit..workin on it hehe...nice detailed account. I'll keep this one on favorites...Cya soon
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Date: 4/18/2012 11:12:00 PM
This is simply amazing.Wow great write.
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Date: 4/12/2012 10:45:00 PM
Love this! I tried to write a poem about smoking the other day, didn't work. But you did a great job on this one! <3
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Date: 2/24/2012 8:28:00 PM
Hella clean. It needs one of my beats to this one.
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Date: 2/19/2012 7:28:00 PM
Just came to say HEY, IRMA. Hope you are having a GREAT day.
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Date: 2/18/2012 1:16:00 AM
Thanks mate...well done here..
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Date: 2/13/2012 8:29:00 PM
Great poetic way to describe a very insalubrious habit so many people have.
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Date: 2/12/2012 2:38:00 PM
Oh wow, that;s the nicest comment below...Love the analogies of cigarettes in this poem, PD..you really have a unique way with words which makes your poetry stand out amongst others...A Happy Valentine's Day back atcha! Thanks for stopping over to see my latest...I am insanely busy these days and only have 20 min to hop on and read. Love, Gwendolen
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Date: 2/12/2012 1:35:00 PM
God I hate cigs. They took my father and did not help my mother. Your clothes used to smell in the morning and I was married to it for 14 years. But hey, the smoking bans been in for few years and your poem reminds me to appreciate its abscence. Thanks. Nice one. Ian F (Non Smoker)
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Date: 2/9/2012 7:41:00 AM
Great analogy PD! I really love the first couplet and your word choices like toxins and strangling :) Congrats on your win!
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Date: 2/7/2012 11:12:00 PM
oh i must have good terbaccy when i smoke...from some old song ....well done babe...
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Date: 2/18/2012 1:11:00 AM
my dAd is gone but when he's about, the cigarette the smell comes out, reassuring tang of doubt, old buggers been to visit... thanks again p.d.....
Date: 2/7/2012 8:37:00 AM
Congratulations to you on your win in Debbie Guzzi 's "Change for the Meter" contest P.D. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/6/2012 8:19:00 AM
Congrats PD on your win in Debi's contest.Enjoyed the read.
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Date: 2/5/2012 3:46:00 PM
Congratulations on the H M,, P D
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