Charles Messina Poet Rhyme

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One of the hardest things to do in life is to quit smoking tobacco. I've tried numerous times but every time I tried eventually I have gone back to that damn cancer stick. I lost my mother at the early age of fifty nine from smoking so you would think I would have learned my lesson. Well, it's been over a year ago since I wrote this poem and threw away my last pack of smokes. Hope all of you who want to quit, stick with it and keep up the will power. Because (pardon my french) but this really is no effin joke.  

For the Sake of Everyone

Each morning when I wake up
I turn on my coffee pot 
Then I go out to have a smoke 
While my coffee is still hot

Each morning I say to myself
I'll throw that cancer stick away 
But for some reason I keep smoking 
As I go about my day
 
But today I'm going to try again 
And really try to quit 
Before it gets too late 
And my body becomes unfit
 
So keep me in your prayers 
And say a prayer for me
Then perhaps tomorrow morning 
I'll wake up and I'll be free 

From all that effin nicotine 
That has controlled me all these years 
Before it takes my life away 
And brings my loved ones dripping tears
 
So I ask of you my friends 
Who still wake up each day and smoke 
If you'll try to quit with me
Because this ain't no effin joke

Then maybe tomorrow morning 
We'll all begin to see the sun 
And we'll live a little longer
For the sake of everyone

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Arturo Michael April 10, 2018 at 8:38 AM Well my friend Charles, I can tell you this much...Lovely poem and all of that stuff, but when it comes to cigarettes...even the threat of death can't persuade the smoker, the Puff king will have his day... It's a silent killer...All the best... Charles Messina April 10, 2018 at 9:48 AM Well said Arturo, the Puff King has had his day with so many. The silent killer... Thanks for the comment my friend.... All the best !

Jan Allison April 10, 2018 at 6:14 AM Bravo Charles, I'm delighted that you've managed to break the cycle and finally give up smoking and you should celebrate this wonderful achievement. I hope your poem inspires other people to give up. I imagine it must be so so difficult to give up addiction of any sort and you should be so proud of what you've achieved:-) hugs Jan xx Charles Messina April 10, 2018 at 9:52 AM Hi Jan, thanks so much for your kind words. It's a horrible addiction that only a smoker knows. I hope like you, that even if just one someone gets inspired by this and quits smoking, then it would be worth every second it took to write this. Hugs back at you dear..:-) Charlie xx