Poem from our Be Smoke Free Member

Forty years of smoke and haze

A hospital visit, a turning phase

A poster caught my eye, a clinic’s aid

A phone number called, a new path made

Karolina’s voice, a gentle breeze

Compassion and patience, if you please

Encouraging words, a supportive guide

Helped me take the first step, to quit and thrive

Two weeks passed, and cigarettes laid to rest

Tobacco gone, my senses blessed

Taste buds awakened, breathing clear

Sleep improved, my body felt light and dear

A baseball cap, once stained with smoke’s dark stain

Thrown away, no longer a nicotine-tainted refrain

Vape in hand, a temporary friend

A stepping stone, to a smoke-free journey’s end

Now I’m free, with lungs that breathe

Happier, healthier, a new lease to seize

No more cigarette butts, on the ground

A cleaner world, a healthier sound

Thanks to Karolina, and the clinic’s care

I’m living more, with a life to share

A few more years, of life to gain

Smoke-free and thriving, I’m feeling no pain.