[waterhog]

stoptober - will it work ? 14.09.12

its a good name,
the TV advert did sober,
but what is so special,
why the month of October.
what about drink and drugs,
why just on smoke,
do that not realize,
people are drinking excessive and s--rting c-ke.
you have the music industry,
where smoke is "cool",
in films they seem to focal,
its a directors best tool.
but i have to be fare,
because smoking was like a mixed rub-ix cube,
i used to be able to go in pubs,
it was even permitted on the tube.
work places have altered,
transport is forbidden,
why is it still thriving,
even if health facts are not hidden.
raise the price,
make it £20 - £30 a packet,
but the government tax income will drop,
and that's as disgusting to no as the illegal smoke racket.

( i was inspired to write this poem after seeing the new governments campaign to get us to stop smoking. dose anyone feel it is a bit strange that the price dose not rocket considering 1. it is so bad for your health. 2. it cost the nhs millions. 3. it can not be good for the earth. i must say anyone who buys the illegal smokes really needs to research what goes into them. but what irritate me the most is the fact we no all the 3 things i have just said yet the government still don't make the price rocket and that is purely
because they make millions for the smoke trade - which should bring shame upon our government. ps i have sent this to the current conservative party. but please feel free to copy and paste my poem to them asking for the price of smokes to rise as the more people that lobby the more likely they are to act on it. thank you so much for anyone who bothered to read or do this. i really appreciate this.)