Smoker's Perspective Poem by .Pd. is here

Smoking is bad for health,
Stop Smoking,
they all tell me
But I still smoke
and will do so
that is me you see.

Delving into ‘me’
today I am here to give you my answer
as to why I smoke.
It's a smoker's perspective
the other side,
which no one ever gives.

I may be deluding myself by smoking
even though it is choking,
But this smoky delusion
i stand to enjoy.
Also I’m in love with my addiction
as it makes me vulnerable and more human.

Scripting my own death
leisurely with every puff
and I never seem to get enough.
Every puff is but a chance to defy rules,
to be called 'cool', I enjoy this
slow death, even if others think of me as a 'fool'.

Smokers die young, but who wants to die
old, graying and in pain?
Not me, for I am sane.
Smoking has been a friend
through every fall and rise and
to ditch a friend, that is not worthwhile.

Smoking is legal and if I make
it my physical, emotional and mental crutch
Am I a criminal in doing so?
I may be burning money, precious minutes of life
but I am happy to live my way,
with a cigarette to be my companion through every day.