like we used to lay
your cheek would rest over my eye perfectly
matched
like we were once Siamese twins in a womb
our heads molded to one another
Shockingly the most important thing I learned from you
is not related to love or marriage
It is not emotional
because smoking is a habit
not an emotional response
If you let the cellophane slide through your
forefinger and thumb as you hit your
palm, just so
You'll hear a smack
like the tobacco is
screeching its last breath
If you do this six or seven times
turning the pack in your hand each stroke
the paper will form a dust ruffle around the tip
It burns right off
but you won't lose your cherry when driving
You taught me how to pack my cigarettes
and our sleeping cheek filled
my eye socket
That is all I remember about our intimacy
That is all I remember about the love I had for you
(c)Cheryl Snow White 2007
from snow white lies
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