I Am

without a denial life is brief and sticky sweet tobacco claims me ingested, it now eats me still, it draws me, my lover malformed cells heedless spread diminishing myself imploding, anxious still I rise blessing, loving cancer is not me, I am

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/12/2012 9:52:00 PM

very interesting way to do the contest, debs!

Kash Poet

Date: 6/12/2012 10:43:00 AM

Very nice poem on the theme of the contest.Best wishes.

James Marshall Goff

Date: 6/12/2012 5:27:00 AM

nicely done! jim

Charles Henderson

Date: 6/11/2012 10:02:00 PM

tough poem girl, but i am tougher. I quit in may of 83 after smoking 27 years. It took some medicated help, but I got through it and have never smoked another. After six months of that I had to go on a diet and lose 35 pounds. I don't know which was tougher, but I won out in the end. have stayed the same weight ever since, within about 5 or so pounds which I gain or lose occasionally.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/11/2012 9:47:00 PM

DG., You are mighty,,, good luck in the contest,xox~ . good night ~PD