If I Don'T Kill You, You'Re Going To Kill Me

Let me begin by saying that I'm so very sorry
but if I don't kill you, you're going to kill me.
I wish there was another way but no other solution will come to me.
If I Don't Kill You, You're Going To Kill Me.
Through out great and joyous times as well as those of misery
you were never very far. You were always there for me.
Through out my years of tears and fears you were always there to comfort me,
but what else can I do? If I don't kill you you're definitely going to kill me.
If it helps I'll be merciful and kill you very quickly
despite the fact that you would act much less merciful than me.
I've known others who have grown close to you as you have grown close to me.
Many of them died slow lingering deaths. Many pleaded, "Pull the plug on me."
I haven't any reason to not believe that you will kill me any differently,
so you see there's only one thing left for me to do.
I must kill you before you get to kill me.
I've always seen you as a loyal friend until the reality occurred to me
that you're not my friend at all. 
You're a parasite, and your host among many others also happens to be me.
You thrive and survive by destroying those who choose to welcome you into their lives.
Everyone you grow close to always gets short changed and tragically, most painfully dies.
You've taken loved ones from me and from others as well.
You've destroyed loving families making their lives a living hell.
You deceived all of us into believing that you could be a helpful friend.
You've taken so much from so many. This madness must now end.
I welcomed you into my life and that's something that I'll always regret.
WITH THESE WORDS I NOW KILL YOU:
 "I've Smoked My Last Cigarette"

In Loving Memory
Of They You Took From Me.

First you smoke, then you choke 
and then in time you will most probably have a stroke and 
then after a few amputations, 
and some major operations, 
you will finally, 
most painfully, 
croak.

Need anymore reasons to stop? Here's some:

Go here to continue for You Don't Always Die From Tobacco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuh2w2sFRMI
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Yokwe Avatar
November 4, 2020 at 2:38 PM
I love this! Up until the very end it resonated in a whole other context with me! So cleverly done ??
Thekidster Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 9:51 AM
Thanks, I completly forgot that I wrote this, been smoke free ever since.
Mayne Avatar
November 4, 2020 at 12:01 PM
Sadly, so true! I love the twist at the end when you reveal what you're really talking about. Great poem.
Thekidster Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 9:52 AM
Thanks, I updated the expired link above. It also helped me to stop.
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