Waiting

A tendril of smoke
Rises from her cigarette
As she sits alone

Caution

Lessons from the past
Harbingers of the future
We choose to ignore

Refuse

An old cigarette
And me, both discarded trash
That once touched your lips

Cobwebs

Rising from my tea
White threads of heady vapor
Clear the dross of sleep

Blues

Smoky music seeps
Through these thin apartment walls
And pools in my ears