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it's poetic, i think, how the burning of cigarettes creates a subtle glow at nightfall. every inhale, the light burns brighter. a smoker will hold the smoke for a second or two and then release it to the sky. habitual and addictive, just so, is living yesterday when today is bleak, self-inebriation by clinging to things that once made you happy instead of releasing and taking a new breath. it's just a subtle glow, on and off, beautiful, but not meant to last.
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Nov 14, 2017
Nov 14, 2017 at 12:58 PM UTC
burning cigarettes
it's poetic, i think, how the burning of cigarettes creates a subtle glow at nightfall. every inhale, the light burns brighter. a smoker will hold the smoke for a second or two and then release it to the sky. habitual and addictive, just so, is living yesterday when today is bleak, self-inebriation by clinging to things that once made you happy instead of releasing and taking a new breath. it's just a subtle glow, on and off, beautiful, but not meant to last.
tom-lengel
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Nov 14, 2017
Nov 14, 2017 at 12:58 PM UTC
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