Love Smoke

Love Smoke

A Poem by Paul Bell

I draw you in
Five rings of smoke appear like magic 
Your face on every one 
Christ how romantic am I
Maybe drink a JD  in your honour
It's amazing how little things bring you to me
The phone comes alive halfway through your honour 
Your soft sexy voice sends a tingle down my spine 
You say it's over 
Well, that was out of the blue 
I draw you in 
The sign on the packet
Smoking can damage your health and eventually kill you 
So profound 
I check the bottle of JD
No warning on that
You disappear into the clouds
Every one a silver lining.

© 2016 Paul Bell


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and when those silver linings lose their sheen...we often don't notice, we just drown ourselves in whatever, and imbibe memories as if they were "right now"---

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

God bless alcohol. The emergency elixir.
Beautifully told, Paul. I can only agree with Marvin.

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

She'll be back, maybe.
If a man cannot spend the rest of his life with the woman he loves, at least he is free to spend the rest of his life getting over her, one smooth drink at a time ... Nicely done, and true to life ...

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Just the bottle to play with.
Wow! This is so good. I love how you swung from the positive to the negative but found positivity in that. A silver lining always shines when viewed in the right light. Well done!

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Yeah he's definitely an optimist.
A silver lining of sexy voice... The sign on your packet...? Red... Oh wait, maybe that is me, smoking can kill you, the blue certainly will... Profoundly penned...

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

But what away to go.
Chase Dylan

6 Years Ago

Right.....
This makes me feel like I'm sitting on a bar stool in this place, with the haze of cigarettes from more than one "lost soul in love" hanging in the air. I feel like I'm being nosy, observing him so closely to the point where even I feel the shock, when I vaguely hear the soft voice in his phone say "it's over." Ouch. I would buy him a drink, but he already has one. Oh well. You really pulled us in with this, amazing work!

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Sure he would take the drink off you. Though i've got a feeling you'd be making the same phone call .. read more
Written with a clever hand. Rich in mystique. Layers deep to dive into. A great read and the title fits the rest.

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Thanks duff. I like the slow build up to it.
duff

6 Years Ago

Definitely. You're welcome Paul.
Amazing poem...
Love the structure and its rhyme scheme
Thr imagery is great and the person youve portrayed here seems super romantic and deep
Yet seems to worry about how love does come with a price sometimes

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Thanks Pia. He is a bit of a lost soul in love.
pia

6 Years Ago

Lol alot of us can relate to that
...you draw her in, like the drag of a cigarette...romantic, indeed!

Posted 6 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

6 Years Ago

...sounds like many a men I've known! ; )
Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Men, what can you do with us.
Kelly Scheppers

6 Years Ago

...can't live with them, or without them!
Excellent imagery and cowboy-Kerouak style. Clean lines, self-deprecating, guarded but revealing emotional depth, "Christ how romantic I am". Love it,but remember- not every dangerous thing sports a warning label...Ha!

Posted 6 Years Ago


Paul Bell

6 Years Ago

Yet you would have thought with health and safety going mad now, it would be.

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