Nicotine.

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          I smoked my first cigar.
I felt it char
          The back of my throat.
It was a burning rush
      Adrenaline and nicotine coursing through my veins.
          But it made me know
It made me feel
                           Calm
Excited
                  Scared
Like everything would be ok
It calmed me.
It whispered with the crackle of burning tobacco
"It will be ok"
"It was an accident"
With every puff, I knew it was right.
I knew that it would be ok.

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