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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Published on Saturday, March 17, 2007. Filed under: "Poetry"

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

On Monday, March 19, 2007, jack paper (126) wrote:

the feeling of being disposable was well conveyed. you hit the mark with this one... nice work
On Sunday, March 18, 2007, Tania (197) wrote:

i really like this.. relatable. Excellent work :)
A former member wrote: beautifully done. ~ saddened.
On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Kinkypoptart (555) wrote:

wow... love the way you personify cigarettes. great write. :) -Kinks
On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Winter Born (169) wrote:

And to think, I gave up smokes for my girl... wonder if she ever felt like that...
On Sunday, March 18, 2007, BeautifullyRuined (94) wrote:

It depends on if shes a poet,I think.
On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Carnapharnelia (14) 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.
On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Carmina Gitana (149) 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.