i see you in the middle

of the fadin' smoke rings

that escape my mouth

and deliquesce in the air

as i put this cigarette

between my lips and

pull at it like it's the end

of everything in my life

but i crunch the tobacco

between my glossy teeth

and spit it out on the floor

before tasting some sugar

and standin' up to dance

to melodious daydreams

playing in the old record

of my retarded mind

darling, can't you see

what a loss i have been

behind your elysian being

so why don't you return

back to my warm embrace

and i swear, i'd light 'em all,

your cigarettes for you

so you can destroy me too

didn't i read it somewhere

that second hand smokers

are pulled apart at seams

and their hearts die sooner

so just come back to smoke

'em fags all day around me

because i crave death like

it is a disguise of . . . you.