Cigarettes- like religion, but less harmful

Ripples spreading across a still pond.
The sound of a stone plunging into water.
Drinking water when you are Really thirsty.
That first cigarette after you tried to give up.
The smile of a puppy sitting on your lap.

All things I enjoy.

I waited for you,
but you never came.
I watch for you,
Notice your name.
I looked forward to talking,
It is quite a shame.


I know in my heart,
It can't be the same.

Golden clouds drift lazily across a purple sky, and as I look out through my window I think to myself, with so much beauty here, so much we don't understand, why do we need anything beyond this? Why indeed.

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I thought as I smoked - I enjoy being ruled by cigarettes, it is easier believing there is something that has power over you, something greater than yourself. It makes it easier to justify your actions, and allows yoy to take less responsibility for your choices. Cigarettes and religion...more similar than I imagined.