Year the dragon sought death
Or Vlad the Dragon 'Dracula' and his garlic breath
Year of the dragon it seems
living true to form in 2024
as souls exhale gaseous streaks
causing blurred vision
infiltrating bedroom atmospheres toxically
its fiery breath colliding
against insides of necks so violent
choking each silently
as smoke hides in lungs
amidst doomed abandoned cavities
☠︎︎
A feeling even garlic
fails drastically to erase
something the infamous Dracula
could never dream to face
as the lingering remnants
would strike fear too strong to hide
among already squinting eyes
such as mine
tainting the skyline
against the foggy window pane
with droplets of regret
in the form of beastly reptile breath
~
Copyright © 2023 by Kalina Bethany. All rights reserved.
Thanks for reading this piece about smoking cannabis in the Year of the Dragon 2024. Ironic, as I finally quit this toxic habit - the first month of this year!
Appreciate you leaving a tip and subscribing using the button below.
Please check out some of my other work while you're here - it's FREE to subscribe and the support is sincerely appreciated ♥️
About the Creator
Kalina Bethany
{she/her}
Constantly seeking new adventures
A passionate writer of the non-fiction, historic taste, novel and surreal
Subscribe and snack away while exploring these written journeys with me!
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Expert insights and opinions
Arguments were carefully researched and presented
Eye opening
Niche topic & fresh perspectives
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Masterful proofreading
Zero grammar & spelling mistakes
On-point and relevant
Writing reflected the title & theme
Keep reading
More stories from Kalina Bethany and writers in Poets and other communities.
Forced Compliance Not Necessary
Some people knew this would happen. The chips in our heads, I mean. Everyone laughed. Isn't that funny? The crazy part: even the conspiracy nuts had a mobile phone. Everyone walked around with the "chip" glued to their hand, eyes glued to chip.
By L.C. Schäfer2 days ago in Fiction
Comments (1)
This is so awesome! Congratulations on your progress and your journey!! It took me years to change my relationship with cannabis and I know how hard it can be to cut back. Also, I have to mention this just because it kind of ties in with that creepy moment you had of almost playing Terraria and then seeing my sleepy mission... SO, I work in a dispensary in Canada and like, two days ago, I was making a sign for our Garlic Sauce on the Rocks concentrate. On the sign, I put a cartoon Dracula running away from the garlic concentrate - your stanza about the garlic, vampires, and weed just struck me as super anecdotally timely, lol! Way to go! This was an awesome poem. Now I'm curious to see what other weird coincidences we have... 👀😂💗 I can't wait to read more from you!