Green Tea and Cigarettes
she drinks green tea
for her health
no fake sweetener, of course
'cause that stuff
pickles your insides
she smokes Marlboro Reds
the native tobacco
doesn't taste right, she says
but she knows full well
she's kidding herself
she does yoga on Tuesdays
drinks Hefeweisen all weekend
marches on Washington
to end conflict overseas
but there's a Ruger
in her bedside table
'cause her mommy told her
about men that come in the night
she's got a college education
but works in a bookstore
she laughs and says
it's like drug addict
working in a pharmacy
but when she listens
to that little voice
the one she ignores
she knows
it's a matter of time
before she falls apart
she knows full well
she's killing herself
she drinks green tea
for her health
no fake sweetener, of course
'cause that stuff
pickles your insides
she smokes Marlboro Reds
the native tobacco
doesn't taste right, she says
but she knows full well
she's kidding herself
she does yoga on Tuesdays
drinks Hefeweisen all weekend
marches on Washington
to end conflict overseas
but there's a Ruger
in her bedside table
'cause her mommy told her
about men that come in the night
she's got a college education
but works in a bookstore
she laughs and says
it's like drug addict
working in a pharmacy
but when she listens
to that little voice
the one she ignores
she knows
it's a matter of time
before she falls apart
she knows full well
she's killing herself
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ladygrey88:
I do. Although I haven't finished a horror piece yet. All my finished short stories and such are much tamer material.
deceptiviewfilm:
ah I c.