Jan Oskar Hansen Poet Blank verse

Just One More Cigarette

Just One More Cigarette...Please.  

It is evening they take him out of his cell and into 
the walled court yard. An officer offers him a ***
he accepts , and smokes it slowly inhaling deeply.
The officer says, “don’t worry it will soon be over. “
Then they tie his hands behind his back, blindfold 
him and place him against a pockmarked wall.
The officer asks if the prisoner, has a last word, 
a message to the world or his family. The damned 
shakes his head, a long silence, and a volley of fire. 
Today, after being told by my doctor I’m an idiot, 
I have stopped smoking.

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Carol Sunshine Brown October 24, 2011 at 5:42 AM I am so happy to see the Soup back up and thrilled to be able to read your wonderful poetry Jan. May you have an exciting week filled with new found inspiration. Love, Carol Jan Oskar Hansen October 24, 2011 at 8:10 AM thank you Carol....yes, the site has been difficult to get into lately