The filthy cigarette

I am that slender lady in sexy white sheets, 
my figure is smoking hot when my body touches the heat.

I’ll give you moments of pleasure and a fill of nicotine, 
but around your healthy lungs I’ll weave my  tricotine

I am a silent killer 
causing deadly disease, 
but people ignore the warnings and signs of expertise.

I am the international 
loved by all my fans, 
I’ll send them to the graveyard in polished caravans.

I am those smokey rollies the filthy cigarette, 
you’ll find me on every shelve I am not that hard to get.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Allison Avatar
June 21, 2024 at 9:42 AM
my dad smoked he had bowel and lung cancer - they really should be called 'cancer sticks' not cigarettes:-( hugs jan xx
Ben Saleh  Avatar
June 21, 2024 at 9:44 AM
You are absolutely right. Thank you.
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