Candy Cigarettes
For The vocal Snacktime Sonata Challenge
As a kid I loved candy cigarettes. Maybe they were meant to tempt kids like me into the real hard stuff.
It didn't work.
The video features "Beer and Cigarettes" by Terraplane
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You Know That When I Was Only Six
They Gave Me Candy Cigarette Sticks
They Were Sweet And So Chocolatey
The Whole Packet Was Enjoyed By Me
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Yeah, I Got Them On The Way To School
Smokin' Candy Made Me Feel So Cool
Sharing Candy Ciggies Made Me Friends
But One Day My Schooldays Had To End
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At Fourteen My First Real Tobacco
My Mates Tried To Make Me Have A Go
Lit Up My First Players Number Ten
Coughed And Sputtered, I Binned Them And Then
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I Was Definitely Unconvinced
I Haven't Smoked A Cigarette Since
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Comments (16)
I remember these so well, Mike! I can taste them now as I'm sitting here.
I had these too! And never became a smoker.
I remember them so well. One type was bubble gum, the other I liked was some kind of chalky textured candy, but the flavor kept you coming back. Awesome poem, Mike!
Fabulous work! I miss those things! lol
I forgot all about these. Great entry
Omgggg I love those things! It's been ages since I've had them! So glad you didn't smoke again after that. Loved your poem!
Just the memory of getting candy cig. just wow the love I felt of learning bad health side effects !!!
So remember those! So unPC nowadays! Glad you never caught on to the real do! Loved the fun in this albeit a serious-ish message!
Another one that just had the sugar sticks here, but jealous you got choccy baccy in yours!
Amazing poem! Well done!π
Mike, this is charming! Ours were just sugar ciggies, If they had been chocolate, I would have been in!! So glad you didn't bite on the grown-up ones. Fun memories, though, mimicking our dads.
Ours were always the chalky sugary (if you can call it that), kind. Blast from the past. And yeah, we were so cool!
I remember those. There was also another kind. They were hard, white candy sticks. Did you have that kind as well?
I remember the candy cigarettes. This poem took me back in time β€οΈ
Fabulous!!! Loved the sonnet!!!β€οΈβ€οΈπ
I remember how cool we thought we were as kids pretending to 'smoke' our candy cigs lol