cigarettes and whiskey.

N.D.
1 min readJan 13, 2021

why does the grass fold beneath the force of the wind
is it fair for the waves to crush the rocks into thousands of pieces
does the sun have to set fire to forests
is it necessary for the earth to devour acres of living things
why do volcanos kill islands
is it fair for icebergs to drown ships
is it necessary for hunters to hunt

i take a sip of the whiskey
and sigh

the sky is dark
the moon is gone

another sip
and i kill
killing my soul
i just can’t figure out why does everything hurt
i light up a cigarette
i killed the last one
put it with the others
used up
dead
like people

the stars are dim

another bottle is gone
i keep suffocation this soul of mine
i have been watching it break
by the hand of these dead people
every
single
day

the trees are restless
no birds are singing tonight

another cigarette

i had decided
enough is enough
i’d rather kill it myself
alone
piece by piece
scar it
drown it
scorch it
alone
in the dark
so that they cannot see

they are already dead

as am i.

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N.D.

Look up and dream, after all, we are just stardust on paper.