cognitive dissonance
several times a day
she inhales carbon monoxide,
cyanide, and ammonias.
several times a day
she is soothed by the smoke
searching through her lungs.
“it’s bad for you,” they say.
“it might kill you someday.”
well, sure it might,
but if it doesn’t
something else will and
she’d rather do it on her own terms.



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