The Emperor's New Clothes!

[Thomas3.20.2010]

That's what that old fantasy cigarette was like!

  I thought it was my best friend - turned out it was a wolf in sheep's clothing! 

I thought I loved that come hither smell - turned out that it was stinkin thinkin!

 I thought I loved that ahhhh taste - turned out I was consuming arsenic - literally!

 I thought I was relaxing and relieving stress - turned out I was stealing life from myself like Dorian Grey! 

 I thought I was staying in shape by not being overweight - turned out I was killing myself from the inside out with every puff!

 I thought I was getting high on dopamine - turned out that I wasn't getting high on LIFE!

 Oh that wonderful fabulous smoky life before I quit! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!