A Lesson Ignored

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



For many smokers, the first time
They smoked a cigarette,
There was a burning in their throat
And coughing with regret.

Most of them, did not quit then
And soon they smoked yet again.

The more they smoked, it then became
Quite easy to inhale.
They did not think it was a shame
Or that their health would fail.

When they first smoked their lungs did try
To say that is a faster way to die!

About this poem

When sins occur more frequently and get larger.

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Written on October 31, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on October 31, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on October 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BB CDCD EE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 391
Words 84
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 4, 2

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  • RonaldBunch
    A great poem with a special meaning about sins.
    LikeReply6 months ago

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