Humphrey Bogart died of cancer in 1957. The vintage Camel and Marlboro ads say it all!  How many people have died directly or indirectly from smoking? How much has it cost us in the agony of the victims and their families;  the loss of industrial productivity; medical expenses and insurance claims, etc.? Apparently, the use of cigars, pipes and chewing tobacco is also damaging. We supposedly have the right of free choice... does that make us suicidal or self-destructive?

Are the Tobacco Farmers, Manufacturers, Truckers, Advertisers, Vendors, Lobbyists, Investors and Congressmen all accessories to murder?

  

                               

                     No Ifs, Ands or Butts!

                     To cause Disease with few Regrets,
                     Tobacco Sellers hedge their Bets;
                     ‘Gainst Surgeons, Gen’ral, idle Threats,
                     Towards Nicotine and Cigarettes!

                     Let no one here misunderstand,
                     They'll peddle Wares; burn in the Brand,
                     Then advertise, create Demand;
                     ‘Tis Murder First, Smoke Second Hand!

                     Yet macho Men who seem so tough,
                     Get Heart Attacks or Cancer, rough,
                     Carcinogen with ev’ry Puff;
                     When will we learn; Enough’s enough!
 
 

 

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© Howard B. Eskin 1996