By Michelle Torez
Cigarette butts are now my fascination
it’s the irreversible effect,
life then death
a bit like torture
it goes on, then it goes out
but it cannot be forgotten
the change is irreversible.
I like the way they are pushed, shoved,
squashed into little holes
forced into awkward positions
forgotten about straight away.
Cigarette butts are now my fascination
it’s the irreversible effect,
light on, light out
like a light to heaven glowing
crying out to be seen
but no
it’s used and abused
like one train of thought,
choked on daily
sucking the life out of it.
I like the way the foot drags
upon the stone floor
putting the butt out with no, no effort
like torture it goes on, then it goes out
but it cannot be forgotten.
Michelle Torez is a mental health campaigner and established author who has won various national writing awards. Her style is often described as ‘brutally honest’. She has had various poems published in both national and international writing magazines. Her poetry book ‘Broken Doll’ was ranked in the top 1,000 poetry books on Amazon UK. Michelle currently lives in Leeds. She is working on new titles and continues to campaign for better mental health services.
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