ten minute smoke

by Antwan Fields - Aries

as the smoke rises in the chilly air
and my friends laugh and smoke 
cigarettes are passed, and people's private lives are trashed
and the night passes on
george is gone, his eyes closing slowly
and we just sit
i watch as one by one, my friends begin to depart
and all over town people turn in
matt just closes his eyes too, as the smoke takes hold 
and i just watch, growing less bold
and champ just goes "hello?" twenty times
the smoke curls up, and the world goes to sleep
its three-fifty one, and we pretend to herd sheep
and jesse looks for angel, as do i
ten minutes till johnathan leaves, stoned out of his mind
the night quiets down, and the club scene is done
i count backward, from ten to one
now comes the decision, how the fuck do i get home 
risk the wrath of my mother 
i look around, and begin to walk
and its all i can do not to choke 
because of their ten-minute smoke
i have no one else, and i cannot talk
as i turn and go, something hits me
i don't know why i come here, but i know ill never leave
its the only place i wanna be, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
as i leave them to there smoke 
i look at them and crack
ill be back
save me a toke

Reason for writing:

    leaving my friends smoking at six-o'clock...    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2000-10-25 14:56:59
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:55
Poem ID: 58116

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