As I sit:
Levon plays in my head.
My eyes cross and I feel

my head
pull back
My consciousness expands.

It is now gaseous
floating in a purple haze
around my ears

my vision burrs and I feel
my head
pull back

I use to relish in this feeling
languish in its vibrancy
Now-- I am
just aware of it.

(Henceforward, I will be smoking less.)