June 12, 2009
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 raincoatin the shadows
roll 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
4 comments:
I am a smoker and I think this post is excellent!
middle child
Thanks, I don't remember what inspired the poem, but I remembered being influenced by what I saw in the movies and on TV.
Smoking used to be Fashion. Now it's just Filthy.
Great poem.
Christine
thanks. I wait for inspiration each day. This was a good day I think.
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