A Different Kind Of Burn

Sometimes, I wished I smoked,
just for something to do
in dramatic pauses.

Vaping isn’t for that,
too cloudy,
wrecks the mood,
and takes ages to clear.

Unlike a sexy breath drifting through the ether.

And there’s only so many options.

Maybe a coffee stir.
Maybe telling the smart speaker to be quiet,
like it interrupted something important.

or…
or…
Or deleting the paragraph
and starting again.

Smoking is an old trick,
comes with a one-way ticket.

but maybe
folk just look out the window,
or play with their phones.







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a different kind of burn.