Smoked Away
She'd seen him smoke his dreams away.. In those puffs of little black clouds, she'd seen his money vanish in the air She watched as no friends were left, she watched.. and she cared She felt bad for the broken little guy She stared as he puffed away most of his life She a fought battle deep inside, to be honest or to choose a white lie.. His parents would ask her why his face was so pale, his lips so grey, his eyes so cold They'd ask her to answer truthfully as to why their 20 year old son looked so old.. She'd give no answers, they'd beat him if they knew She'd just stand their quietly wondering what to do She'd argue with herself- "he’ll tell them truth, or one day he'll stop and maybe start anew.." Months passed by and that one little habit had reached an all time high And he pled to her for money, he'd weep and he’d cry She gave him what he wanted believing he would ...