Don't think you know me,
or judge me before I've even spoke.
You can't assume shit about me,
you don't know why I smoke.
Sometimes a girl needs an escape,
a place just to be me,
and even though I'm single,
I'm a family of three.
So, you say,
why does that make me stressed?
Well even being strong,
single parents get depressed.
I love my kids so much,
with my whole heart, this is true,
But don't act like you know
what I've been through.
Loves lost, left me alone,
and still never found,
being pushed aside
or even to the ground.
Automatically I'm poor
or on public aid.
No one thinks
I still get afraid.
Financial worries,
and now no job.
But just cause I smoke
doesn't mean I'm a slob.
Sometimes the stress builds up,
and nowhere to release,
So I smoke the sadness away,
to put me at peace.
The love of my life,
turned out to be a jerk!
and my best friend in the whole world was murdered,
now my heart hurts.
Sometimes I can't eat,
and most times I don't sleep.
I smoke to keep on the ledge,
and from not taking a leap.
I don't ask for help from no one or the state!
I take care of mines through the worlds harm and all the hate!
I live hard, a smile through, even though I'm over weight!
And YES you reminded me that I'm not so great!
And YES I know I may not get a date!
But before you look at me like my life is a joke,
Don't ever fuckin' think you know why I smoke!
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700 points, ended December 23, 2007, 9 entries
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wow!!!!
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its a shame that someone can get to the point were weed keeps them going. i too am a single parent and at one point so depressed that not even the weed was helping. people call me a stoner, but im top of my college coarse, a student rep and i understand human nature so welll....i wander if id still be this way if a never smoked at all.
good poem, but i wish u didnt feel like u have to justify urself
love love
xxxx
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I so love this. I like the attitude, the I handle mine and you go handle yours. I like everything about this poem. It screams independence and FUCK YOU! any who wish to condemn you. I Love it, I love it, I love it!
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good job
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i KaN rElAtE 2aLoT oF tHe ReAsOnS y U sMoKe!!Im AlSo A sMoKeR!!uR riTe..SuM tImEs A gUrL jUs NeEdS 2eScApE!!dIs WrITe Is AmAzIn!!I lUvD dA wHoLe ThInG!!
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everyone deserves an escape.
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omg this is amazing! i can totaly see where ur coming from. everyone needs a break from this fucked up world and smoking up isnt the best way to do it but its the funnest!!! lol! good luck hun and keep writing.
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Amazing... This is a very deep poem, the way you just laid it all out there for every one to see and demanded respect, it is just great. I really like this piece, it is brilliant.
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powerful
truly feel you lady. good write, some hard hitting lines.
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Awesome...i hate it when everyone assumes why others do what they do. they don't have a clue..while for some it may just be to get high...for others it helps them with anxiety and other things.
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Truth
I totally understand what you're sayin'. A smoker myself, but have no kids, i feel you, judgement from others, who just don't know, it's not right and they're the ones who need to grow. I have a write,called Y does my smokin' offend you? and it's about this issue to. Good job and keep it up. Keep it real, write what you feel, i'm out.
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wow i can relate to most of these deep words i to smoke and am a single mum to but have four kids only one lives with me the other three live with there dad but they choose that and it was so hard to let them go
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this is quite difficult to read. you need to use a darker color for the font. now i really like what you say. i am an ex-smoker so i do understand what you are saying. i commend you for being self reliant and caring for your children. now i will tell you it's a proven fact that smoking causes more stress physically even though you may think of it as a stress reliever emotionally. it causes the arteries and veins to contract restricting blood flow. and even though i quit many years ago i now have lung and heart damage from smoking. so for your childrens sake i ask you to quit. thank you for sharing this. you are very talented. keep writing! God bless you always
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awesomeee awesomeee poetry!!!!!!!!!....stereotypeing is a bitch!!
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Great poem. I smoke too. I also do it to escape. I have 7 people in my family. Neither of my parents work. My dad's a freaking phycho and my mom's like afraid to devorce him. We get housing and other finantual help and have problems and stuff. And there's alot of other reasons I smoke, but no one around me knows that, they all just think I'm a screw up they don't know the things behind it. They don't know the real reasons I smoke. I HATE being judged and I HATE when people judge other when they don't even knew what the hell they're talking about.
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Now this really hit a cord with me!!! My husband smokes and I hate that people judge him for it!! I hate that he smokes but I understand why!!!! Everyone deals with stress differently. I would also like to say way to go woman!!! Not to many people hold bragging rights to caring for their children with out the state's assitance....YOU GO GIRL!!! Thank you for the awesome rant on the stupidity of people judging others without first hearing the reasons of the whatfore.
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Great write. I get from reading your poems that you do not like being judged.
L.ove A.lways
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