So atmospheric… lovely words.
you tried to cover up the smell of tobacco with mint.
sometimes rum, as well.
the thick smell of a lush lingers on the furniture.
the baseball caps are are still neatly lined up
though now,
they’re hidden away in the closet alongside laundry clips.
i have some sad news
there are no more birds,
they must have flown away..
i was lying in bed one morning
thinking about the beach
and i received a text.
that afternoon i bought a pack of cigarettes and a small white box of mints.
– sc
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