Ode to Blairsville
Author - Kimmus

For seven months I've done without
the cigarettes we all hear about.

"Low tar! Less nicotine!" the ads all tout,
Not noting the pain they cause throughout.

Our bodies, our souls, our lungs do shrivel,
when we listen to the bad guys' drivel.

The nicodemon is forever on our shoulder,
daring us to be bolder and bolder.

"Just one more, what can it hurt?
Light it, smoke it, then smash it in the dirt...

It can't hurt you, it's just a leaf."
He tries to defy your every belief.

He stares in horror as you go online,
Back to Blairsville, and to friendships divine.

He stomps and screams and has a fit,
'cause he knows, with Blairsville, a quit STAYS a quit!

Author - Kimmus