Pavlov's Theory Proven

I saw a photo yesterday

Of an old Cigarette machine

Igniting a host of urges from

My 1960’s memory stream

I remembered the noise it made

Dropping packs to the tray below,

Reviving thoughts of my old cravings
I had forgotten so long ago.

I haven’t smoked a cigarette,

Since the year two thousand nine…

Yet my recent strong reaction proves

Pavlov’s theory over time. 

At the ripe old age of thirteen,
I was tethered by adiction's collar...
I sacrificed at Sno-White drive-in,
My every Lady Liberty silver dollar.