I want to be your last cigarette(thatll never happen)

By BeautifullyRuined

Make me pretty again
instead of a used up beauty
worn like an aged prostitute
if only on the inside
on the outside
i remain unchanged

until you look into my eyes
and see the light that use to shine there
has burnt out
leaving smoke and shadows
in its place
and i no longer smile
at the drop of my pen

i`d find it comical if it wasnt
so fucking depressing
the same old tired cliche
Boy meets Girl
girls hands over her heart
boy drops ite

like the butt of the cigarette
he has clasped between lips
that have kissed me crazy
on more than one occasion

what i wouldnt give
to be that cigarette
for him to breathe me in like nicotine
but he never cherished me
like the marlboros
that live inside his pocket
which is closer than i could ever get to him

he takes the last drag
and throws it to the ground
stomps on it
for good measure
crushing it like he crushed me

and in that moment i realize something
he may love his cigarettes
(like me)
but when he`s done
he`ll just get another pack

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© 2007 BeautifullyRuined
Published on Saturday, March 17, 2007.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • jack paper On Monday, March 19, 2007, jack paper (121)By person wrote:

    the feeling of being disposable was well conveyed. you hit the mark with this one... nice work

  • Tania On Sunday, March 18, 2007, Tania (192)By person wrote:

    i really like this.. relatable. Excellent work :)

  • A former member wrote: beautifully done. ~ saddened.

  • Kinkypoptart On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Kinkypoptart (555)By person wrote:

    wow... love the way you personify cigarettes. great write. :) -Kinks

  • Winter Born On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Winter Born (169)By person wrote:

    And to think, I gave up smokes for my girl... wonder if she ever felt like that...

  • BeautifullyRuined On Sunday, March 18, 2007, BeautifullyRuined (93)By person wrote:

    It depends on if shes a poet,I think.

  • Carnapharnelia On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Carnapharnelia (14)By person wrote:

    Oh dear, this pretty and very easy for me to relate to. The last stanza, that really did it for me.~ G

  • A former member wrote: "He may love his cigarettes (like me) but when he's done he'll just get another pack" I loved the comparrison that you made here. Very beautiful.

  • Carmina Gitana On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Carmina Gitana (149)By person wrote:

    I have a thing for cigarette poems :) This is a great one. I really like how lucid it is (hard to find it here sometimes) and how well it brings across the emotions of abandonment.

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