Addict

By wannabe_rebel

I smoked my first and last
cool cigarette of the night.
I took deep breaths of smoke
and short breaths of air,
as dizzy, I tapped ash
into the tin lid of a jewelry box.

I thought about your new girlfriend
and her pretty dark hair.
I wonder if you stare into her eyes
the same way you've stared at mine.
I wonder if you're breathing perfume
while I sleep to the scent
of my new addiction.

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© 2006 Kristin Hubbard
Published on Saturday, March 18, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • firsthand_account On Friday, January 1, 2010, firsthand_account (6)By person wrote:

    Wow, an old one but a good one! Thanks, really brought me back to moments i've had just like this one...in a good way though!

  • A former member wrote: damn. i'm glad i clicked on this..such a branding emotion you've captured in such a short poem. this was heartbreaking.

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