Unbound

The urge overwhelms,

My heart beats faster, my pupils dilate,

every time I see someone light up,

the smoke signalling it's invitation,

like a punch in the face, a mix of emotions hits me;

'you're killing yourself',

'you're going to die someday anyway',

echo the voices in my head,

and in that din of noisy silence, I hear her voice,

Distinct and clear, burning a hole in my brain;

hoarse but melodious.

'Don't do it', she says,

No reason, no explanation.

...'don't do it'.

And from those simple words,

I find a strength I have never known possible,

temptation has no hold on me any more,

the voices in my head become mute,

her strength becomes my strength,

a calm comes over me.

I quit.