Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. This poem seems appropriate for the day.
Lord
As this flame ignites
tobacco and paper
so ignite me
with your consuming fire
Breathing in
this mix of good
and bad air
this quickening death
Breathing out
as I let go
both the things I cannot cope with
and the things I can
a temporary relief
And as I stub this cigarette out
I remember that I too
will one day burn no more
For dust I am
and to dust I will return.
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