Cigarettes

A welcome poison

Even toxins passing through

This filtering membrane

Quell the anxiety

An ataraxic sensation

 

Suppressing the cravings

Yearning over-indulgence

Maintaining a system

Driven without fuel

 

A nourishing poison

A euphoric drug

Ensnaring the fibers of desire

Establishing an addictive empire

 

There lies no means of escape

Demanding eternal sacrifice

Existence beyond, meaningless

A neurologic haunting

 

Drift into tranquil waters

Where a deadly calm takes hold

For now, soothing remnants

Mystify and bring relief

 

There lies no means of escape

Hellish withdrawals

Existence beyond, meaningless

A deadly providence