Time

Smoke slowly climbs
skyward
from the bright, dwindling end of my cigar.

The wind whirls it away,
and sweeps my hair across my shoulder

Prompting memories of those days
when we would twirl
in our matching dresses
untouched by time or pain.

Now
we have done away with innocence

No more dreams of far off lands,
only reality.

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