A Goodbye to Smoking...

For a lot of us, the habit of smoking was so overpowering, so enslaving, breaking free of it brings on a re-birth of sorts. We emerge from the ashes of an addiction that held most of us prisoner for decades changed, often in profound ways.

For many, writing out their feelings is cathartic and therapeutic, which is why I've devoted an entire category - Goodbye Letters just to those writings.

We have three new entries I'd like to share:

From Loss Comes Strength
Written in celebration of her 4th smoke free month, Gail says goodbye to nicotine addiction through her poetry.

My Goodbye to Nic
From Kae: "It's been so long since we've touched and since I've held you. I can remember how you smell and taste, but it doesn't bring the memories I thought it would. I thought I was so in love with you...I thought I needed you so very badly, but now when I think about you, I only think about the deceit, the lies, the hate, the hurt, and the disease."

Smoking, My Ex Lover
From Maria: "They all thought you would hurt me. How could that be, when you made me feel so good? When I was around you, I was in control. Or so I thought. Little did I know you are a control freak - willing to take over my life and you did."