Expensive Suicide

Expensive Suicide
By Anthony Knight

the cigarettes learns the mans names from the flick of a match
         with every in-hale one less step
the aging man sits awaiting his demise.
         with every ex-hail one less smile
the aged man sits awaiting his annihilation
         with every in-hale my demise
the destroyed man finds only a wasted life, and a empty carton
         with every ex-hale my annihilation