'The Cigarette Project' by Erin Bealmear

Jack kept a record
of how many
cigarettes
he smoked,
made a little mark
in his red & black notebook
after each one.
Whenever a person asked
if he was trying
to quit,
he'd smile
and say
"no,
I'm not a quitter.
I just like keeping track."

 

Erin Bealmear: Pet peeves: people who won’t play trivial pursuit with me and ignorant religious freaks. Superficial feature I’m most obsessed with: Jason Lee’s beard. Favorite activity: doing handstands and wondering how that dirt got underneath my fingernails. Quote: My eye is twitching.