watching when little
on the big screen
larger than life
macho men
pretty women
a spark then a light
smoke from the lips
one likes to be
just like the heroes
want to be like him
cowboys on the range
ruggedly handsome
the wild west vision
horses and cattle
night time glow
almost perfect
want to be like him
puff on the pipe
by jove I've got it
the game is a foot
come watson
want to be like him
school years beckon
all grown up
james dean look
one hangs from the lip
be like your friends
want to be like him
Bogart black and white
hat and raincoat
in the shadowsroll your own
tug on the ear
oh so rugged
want to be like him
people are dying
holes in throat
lungs are blackened
can't breathe anymore
gasping for air
all a lie
image was built
cartoon and macho
trick them all
hook the children
replace the dying
tough to look cool
when you lay so still
not to be like him
7 comments:
Didn't Bogart die of lung cancer?
Smoking is gross, but the people who start now when all the dangers have been known for decades, just can't understand it. Guess it all comes down to marketing!
Moo!
By the way, Cow very flattered that Mr. RJ has spent time reading old Topiary posts...why, thank you very much for your kind words on the Flat Broke post....
And hoping that the smokes are a thing of the past.
Moo!
Moo,I stopped smoking a long time ago. This post was a reaction to the FDA now in charge of cigarette companies. After 40 years.
Any other business that killed half of their customers. would be shut down.
I will continue to look at your writing, if you don't mind.
Yes, I think Bogart did die of cancer. sad, great actor.
Having once partaken in light smoking I can honestly say that there was great pleasure in lighting a ciggy up when having a cup of coffee. I never smoked more than two packets in an entire week (usually one). Sometimes never smoked for months, then had the odd one.
The thing that made me just stop was realising I would have wrinkles early in life. That was 1994. So, I stopped, just like that. I would vomit now if I put one near my mouth.
Linda: It was cool to smoke when I was a kid. College meant trying a pipe, later cigars were the norm when playing poker with the guys. I stopped when we started having kids. It was the right thing to do. I found that when I smoked, it was a chain smoking thing. For me, quiting was easy. Nowadays the cost is unreal. Still once in awhile, the smell of a good cigar .......
So glad RJ not contributing to Big Tobacco profits anymore...
Moo!
Moo;
Had to stop, couldn't afford matches!
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