half-burned cigarette
Written by Sara Reynolds Cox. Posted in Poetry.
why did you
always say
“a bird will use it
to make a nest”
when you stomped embers
of half-burned cigarettes
into the crevices
of concrete paths –
as if any sensible
creature
would want to taste
your nicotine
or smell the remnants
or your whiskey-soaked breath?
Sara Reynolds Cox
Sara Reynolds Cox is an English major at Cumberland University. A natural lover of words, she has dabbled in writing for as long as she can remember and was awarded the John MacDougall Literary Award from Volunteer State Community College for one of her poems. Sara would like to thank the English Faculty at Cumberland for supporting her.
