Three Cigarettes

Story of my life.

Popping pills, smoking weed, drinking alcohol.

What does it mean?

A cigarette in the morning to get me to the next,

A cigarette at lunch to get me to the last,

A cigarette in the evening to get me through the day.

Three cigarettes.

Seven days a week. Four weeks a month. Twelve months in a year.

For the rest of my life, it is my curse.

Three cigarettes.

To get me through the day.

Reviews

[C.A.B.S.]

As a smoker not only can I relate to the ventinglike poem but its very true and said so poeticly very nice read

[LeeLee Ryder]

AH .. I REMEMBER IT WELL... lighting up at lunch
would serendipitously bring your food faster ...
A curse indeed but you did get a smoking poem out of it..
LeeLee
PS: Have you ever heard Patsy Clines's: Three cigarettes in an ashtray?
it's a song about a love triangle.... check it out...

[Rima]

I like this
'Three cigarettes a day'
the story is a bit depressing but I like the message
nice job

[Bandersnach]

Wow, I really liked this. You think "it's just 3 ciggys, no big deal right?" But over a lifetime it adds up. I like how you say "it's your curse," because I have alot of friends who can't seem to quite either. I've never been addicted to and drug, but this made me sympathize a little for those who are. Well done.

[C. Porter]

Wow, nice. Depressing, but in the way that you think, "Okay, I can deal with this." I don't know, that's just the message I got under the three cigarettes thing. Great poem. I really felt this one, which is rare for me.

[Dillon Cotter]

This is pretty good. Luckily for me, i'm a straight-edge dude. But this is pretty good!

-Will

[Theresa]

I felt like I was reading a diary of my years in middle/high school. I couldn't get through a day without a nicotine fix. The worst was trying to sneak one in at lunch without getting caught by the teacher who was on duty for the day. I thought I would never quit and then one day while I was smoking I took a drag exhaled looked at my friend and said I quit. She couldn't believe me especially since I smoked a pack a day, but I am proud to say I haven't had one since. That was seven years ago. Regardless of that I really enjoyed your poem it brought me back in time. nicely done.

[Nina Marie]

I LOVE THIS. xD

[Richard Longbow]

Well written. I'm basically in the same boat as this poem. At least it's only 3 cigarettes in this case. For me, it's about 10.