The Stand
Having a Relationship with a Cigarette
With you
In you
I am yours
I am you
What’s so sad is
Oh, How I love the way I’ll be there for you
You cough Even when you’re gone
And my name comes out
I am you
At times I will be you
I can be too much
At times
I am never enough
There will be others like you
God, How I love the way Others like me
You light my fire And I’ll touch them
For all the world to see as you did me
How I wish I could
Show the world your heart As I wither
From the time you breathe my air So will you
That would make a great start
But you
Are not me
You use me I want you
Until I wither away When you want me
And lie with the ashes need me
On the earth
I am yours
I am you Oh God,
How I love the way
Oh God, How I love you I kill you
There are others in your life,
I’m sure
But each time you touch me
I know that I touch you, deeply
Heart and soul
I want you
When you want me
Need me
— By Anthony Hines-Tecoy
