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Old Habits Never Die!
by Joan SerratelliI started smoking again
I don't know why
I need to quit
'cuz the price
is much too high
I will start tomorrow
or the next day
or the next
I cannot smoke
my life away
It won't be easy
I know it's true
but I know
I can
I know
I will
I'll start to time
them
like I did before
one an hour
and then no more
....and when I get down
to a few,
I'll quit
forever
I'll be through 03/06/2009 Author's Note: Started smoking again- just too much stress in my life!
Posted on 03/06/2009
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 03/06/09 at 09:25 PM Habits are merely shackles for the already free. I'm sure you'll succeed the moment you need to. Anxiety can be harder on a person than some of the crutches we resort to. Best to you. |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 03/06/09 at 09:40 PM I loved this. Plain and simple. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/06/09 at 11:44 PM ...ditto to what the gabester, touche! |
| Posted by Nanette Bellman on 03/11/09 at 06:28 PM This is kind of a cute way to look at it Joan. Best of luck to you! |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 05/28/10 at 03:28 AM The last time I quit for six months I gained over 20 pounds. Just traded one vice for another so I picked them back up. |
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