Last cigarette

And as i lit my last cigarette

I felt the sweet taste of it

It reminded me why even hold it

Why embrace it between my lips

Draw it close, share my breath with it

Why my fingertips became familiar with its shape

But I no longer yearn for the feeling it gave me once

I must quit

For you too did give me relief

Your breath too brought comfort to my world

You too did take away the loneliness of my rainy nights

But i must stop

As it too did take my breath away

It too was killing me slow

I too did find solace in its blissful smoke

And as i drag the filter from my lips

I notice it has burnt me a little

And even that burn felt like a warm embrace.