Passing of the Torch. by Doc Sigerson

Hardly anyone smokes that brand 

but the Korea vet likes his straights

and sadly notes ahead of him

a gangly lad clutching pocket

change to buy some flavored blunts

and all that’s really there is a squeak

and a wisp of smoke and what 

can you really expect from flouride 

in the water and government 

vaccines but puffs of smoke

drifting out the door to the street.

Doc Sigerson lives in the Seattle area. He is a military veteran, works in retail, and leads a sedate life. He has had the wonderful fortune of having his published work disappear when online sites lose their domain rights and the terrific good luck to have his printed work fade to obscurity when those publishers would rather buy cannabis than cough up contributor copies.