my alley,
our alley,
hasn't changed much since you were last here
the paint has chipped off the bricks more
if you saw it,
I know that you'd want to fix it
that is what you do,
mend broken things
but, I guess you couldn't repair us
did you even try?
or were you too fed up with me to care?
YOU ARE READING
Up In Smoke
Poetry" she was nicotine, and I was addicted " *lower-case intentional*