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Reading this while smoking a cigar hits a bit different. Nice piece!

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Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

I actually posted this while smoking a cigar myself. It's a bad habit, one I try to indulge in sparingly, but I enjoy it health risks notwithstanding.

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I wish I liked smoking, Alex and I were talking about how many great and dark writers smoke like chimneys.

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Have you ever tried cigars?

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Yes, I do like those quite a bit.

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Same. That’s all I smoke. I’m afraid if I start smoking cigarettes I’ll like them too much.

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Ever try hand-rolling your own with pipe tobacco? They taste better than either cigars or cigarettes and pipe tobacco comes in bulk for cheap so it's economical, too. Great alternative to cigarettes and good for a quick smoke on a nice night walk.

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I have never smoked a pipe, though many people have told me pipes are better than both cigarettes and cigars. We all have our own method of slowly poisoning ourselves.

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Pipe smoking is overrated, in my opinion, but the tobacco is a lot different and a lot more flavorful than anything you get out of cigarettes and cigars. I prefer the latter myself - perhaps too much. But, as you said, we all have our vices.

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Aug 10, 2023Liked by Alexander Hellene

I don't really like poetry, but I like this.

I'm not a smoker but I do like a good cigar now and again. Or a Djarum Black.

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I looked up Djarum Black. Very sleek.

I'm glad you liked the poem man. Thank you for the comment!

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I'm enjoying your poetry.

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Thank you. I find myself writing poems more than prose lately. It scratches the musical itch without me being able to play music.

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