i've started marking my cigarettes
before i tuck them into my brown bag lunch,
with the names of all those whom i've loved,
to remind me that loving them [was ]
(is) better
than writing a carcinogenic suicide note
every day to replace the peanut butter and jelly
on my sourdough.
May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 at 1:27 AM UTC
i've started marking my cigarettes
before i tuck them into my brown bag lunch,
with the names of all those whom i've loved,
to remind me that loving them [was ]
(is) better
than writing a carcinogenic suicide note
every day to replace the peanut butter and jelly
on my sourdough.
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