cigarettes

walking down northumberland in the
empty
of a thursday night
eric flicked a cigarette's remains
cherry exploding
as it hit the slate sidewalk
and for a moment
i'm at a red light in jersey
at the intersection of whippany road and route 10
watching through the passenger window
of a white '99 chevy cavalier
as kyle's discarded newport dances along the
empty
highway

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