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Poem 1139

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Blowing Smoke

Pattra Burnetto Monroe

Like my mother
I wake in the middle
of the night
to have a cigarette
I shouldn't have

Forbidden
like my thoughts
hidden
like my dreams
I think of you
and wish I wasn't

blowing smoke

Pattra Burnetto Monroe has published 2 more terrible poems since joining on 30/11/99. Read more of Pattra's terrible poetry at the anthology. Here are three of Pattra's latest works:

Country Western Haiku # 32

Submitted Jan 2nd 2011, 14:06

Country Western Haiku 134

Submitted Oct 21st 2009, 07:27

Country Western Haiku 134

Submitted Oct 21st 2009, 07:25