being sixty years old,
I sometimes worry
about my fifty or so a day
cigarette habit,
but it occured to me
today
that peace of mind
is just feeling safe,
and I know
that smokers
never really feel safe
because, you know,
they tell us
that these ciggies
will kill us,
so I am reminded
of Buddha's last meal,
and how he knew
that it was poison
and would kill him,
but he accepted it
gratefully,
and said that it
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