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Rated: 13+ · Poetry · Comedy · #1648497

A short time ago, a number of people sued a tobacco company over a lack of health warnings

A short time ago, a number of people sued a tobacco company over a lack of health warnings...

Mother said: “doing that will make you go blind”
as I lay drooling
over a pin-up girl’s pert behind.

Now, old and frail,
I skim through Reader's Digest
with the aid of Braille.
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