Nicotine

by Alli - Not entered

i am sitting here,
freezing my ass
off the wooden-splinter bench
in a park where the LA winds
are blowing furiously.
a black cat forgets to cross my path
as it unconciously climbs
a dancing oak tree
and smiles at me with
yellow lion eyes
from the tallest, thinnest branch
Bird shit falls on the table
and reminds me that life 
is a circle
and i have always been a triangle
or perhaps just a squiggly line
A plant grows in the distance
and the sun beats down on its back
while i freeze in the shade of my cowardice,
which reminds me that 
life is just a habit that ive 
never been able to break
but have tried to get off more than once
I guess i got addicted somewhere along the way
When i walk away from my dirty park bench,
i skip, only to discover the
blue gum on the bottom of my shoe
is trying to hold me back.
I peel off and smell the rotted flavor
and throw it back down,
giving it the chance to stick 
on the paw of a dog
the foot of a hobo
or the wheel of an athlete
but my shoe is clean
and strong enough to stomp 
on all of your thoughts.
Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1998-09-11 00:53:12
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:40:33
Poem ID: 50616

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