Trading Vices

So, this morning
I finally decided
to quit smoking.

Since, I’m known
for my prodigious
will-power and not

for my addictive
personality, I just
put ‘em down,

as they say,
just put ’em down, yep.
Then, I put on my patch,

opened my gum,
took my Chantix,
my Wellbutrin,

and some new shit
that just came out
that’s supposed to

be really great. But,
then I started worrying
about my hands.

They are suddenly
going to have a lot
of free time on them.

What to do about that?
But, then my hands
thought about your hands

and then my hands thought
about the rest of you.

–April 4, 2019