I Still Can’t Believe

I still can’t believe
That I quit smoking
I’ve wanted to for years
And I’m not joking

I started real young
Fifteen to be exact
Back then I thought
It was a cool way to act

I smoked at school
Behind the bleachers
Always hiding it away
from my Teachers

I continued to smoke
All through my teens
And into my twenties
Throughout the club scene

By now I was totally
Addicted to them
Had a terrible cough
With lots of phlegm

One day I noticed
I was gasping for air
When I tried to walk up
Only one flight of stairs

I knew in my mind
It was time to quit
But how would I do it
I was scared out of my wits

There was a new pill
And I thought of the patch
But I needed the willpower
That was the catch

I am now 47
And am twelve years smoke free
After twenty some years
Of sheer stupidity

All I can say is
I still Can’t believe
That I’m a non smoker
And I did it for me