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Bad Etiquette

not every lover is worth loving

By Mohamed SakhiriPublished 9 months ago 1 min read
Tom Waits & Iggy Pop in "Coffee and Cigarettes" (2003)

I wanted to leave cigarettes for you

But you left me with cigarettes

You thought I'd burn myself

Continue to suffocate

My lungs with the smoke

Or wouldn't feel enough

Become emotionally broke

Hell I don't feel lonely

No longer have to cope

All I have is regret

Falling for you was to me

Bad etiquette

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About the Creator

Mohamed Sakhiri

merely for self expression

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