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Smokey Thoughts

A child was born in Blackburn early on Christmas day,

She became a passive smoker as in her cot she lay,

Her lungs the size of plums filled up with cruel smoke,

To hear her in hospital coughing made her mother choke.

 

Smoking makes the stairs seem steeper,

As your chest runs out of breath,

It fills the air with darkness,

And leads to certain death.

 

Smoking in public is an utter disgrace,

Why should we non smokers foul fumes have to face,

To ban it in eating places was the only answer,

Cutting down on heart attacks and lowering the risk of cancer.

 

Smoking is a habit ditch it if you can,

Present in a woman also in the man,

Pleases all that govern,raises a lot of tax,

Furs up your arteries with a stodgy sticky wax.

 

Sticks of death and pipes  of poison,

Are certain to puff out grief.

Don't let your life be taken early ,

By this tobacco thief.

 

 

 

 

 

◄ The tears of Diana

Snow White ►

Comments

tony sheridan

Tue 2nd Oct 2012 15:50

This should be printed on cigarette packets! Nice one Hugh! Take care, Tony.

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Yvonne Brunton

Fri 17th Aug 2012 19:45

Nice one - nasty point made.

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John Coopey

Mon 13th Aug 2012 15:00

She takes the kids to school each day.
The darling little doves;
And lights a gasper in the car
To kill the ones she loves.

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Sun 12th Aug 2012 12:37

Strong example. Let them not smoke their life away. Neatly penned Hugh!

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Lynn Dye

Sun 12th Aug 2012 12:33

I'm in total agreement on this one, Hugh. A really good poem, it says it all.

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Tommy Carroll

Sun 12th Aug 2012 12:08

go get'em Hugh!

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