i used to think i didn’t care
i had this passing madness
a hunger, a thirst
and now?
and now i’m not so sure
not now, not anymore
but know i’m fuelled
and i’m no longer fooled
by the second hand smoke
every single day i breathe in
the exhalations that i seethe in
the ceaseless sighs of this endless city
and therein sadly lays the pity
and the second hand smoke
my tv tries to tell me
of all the shit they want to sell me
smoothly spoken pretty lies and co
they assume my subtle meekness
as they prey upon my weakness
it’s all second hand smoke
it’s the silliness
in the serious
not crazy
not even delirious
no one’s taking chances
no one told the cancers
it’s just second hand smoke
About the Creator
Bren
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"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend
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The Fairy Dance
Introduction This image made me think of Irish and Welsh mythology, so I have decided on an ekphrastic casbairdne for the form, which, although quite short, is a very difficult form, and this is my first attempt. I did find this very hard, but hopefully I made it work.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 days ago in Poets
A Dart at Dusk
Seconds ago, the sullen sun set on the two of us… my exuberant furry companion and me. A fresh breeze embraces us, delivering welcome relief from the day’s oppressive heat. His typical stumbling and staggering along — apace with a sloth — has turned into trip-trapping, high-stepping, almost skipping along.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶2 days ago in Petlife
Comments (7)
Love this! Very well done.
This has great flow! Well done!
Well done
Oh my . I just love this. Well done.
I love it. "exhalations that i seethe in" - I paused there to enjoy that bit 😁
Very Bukowski like tbh. I like it :)
Whoaaaa this was extremely powerful! I especially loved the ending!