With cigarettes in my hand br I felt like a man, br with each puff I took br closer to death, I ran. br br Cigarettes, each one I br lit fire and let burn, br I could feel the kick br making my head turn. br br Tobacco wrapped up thin br and held in paper, br flicking in my mouth br made me feel safer. br br Each molecule of Nicotine br that entered my brain, br soothed my body and br took away the strain. br br But I have to pay the price br for the pleasures of fag, br I will soon be weak br for fresh air, i will gag. br br My lungs will be burnt br by the soot and smoke, br My heart will be clogged br and I might have a stroke. br br My skin might wrinkle br I might soon look old, br small mistakes added, will br put my life on hold.br br Vikram G.