Dilemma

I wish I was a
           Smoker
To inhale and exhale           
           Acrid fire
I just want to smoke           
           So I can quit

A committed comrade    
           Indignant
Told me I can’t call it           
           “quitting”
Unless it involves           
           A struggle  

But he doesn’t understand           
          The difficulty
In sticking to a habit that           
          Slowly
Tars my lungs and makes my coat           
          Smell bad