Before I Light the Next

Today I couldn't even look at you
For more than three seconds
Because every time our eyes connected
I could feel the capillaries
In my cheeks
Causing my roses to bloom
And I had to look away
(Although I didn't want to
You're face is too beautiful
To not be carved in my mind)
Because im sure if I didn't
Then my cheeks would explode and bleed out along the tile floor
Today you asked me why I chose
To get hooked on cigarettes
When in reality
The need for cigarettes
Is absolutely nothing compared
To the hook I already have on you
So if I could pack you nearly in a box
Drag and fill my lungs with you
I most definitely, absolutely
And positively would