cigarettes

the first one i shared with you 

was late one night 

sitting against a white concrete wall

(i had already defaced it with shitty poetry)

(the fireworks hadn't started yet)

(i had been dreaming about the fireworks)

you said 

"id offer you one but i dont want to kill you"

i replied with a nervous laugh because

i knew you were going to make 

me feel so 

fucking 

alive tonight

(i couldnt wait for the fireworks)

however we shared a cigarette in the dark 

(still no fucking fireworks)

between flirting, drinking and 

smoking we talked

i cant remember what about but 

you made me laugh a lot 

i remember people, counting down, 

screams of laughter, then 

fireworks 

and i swear to god 

i had never felt more alive in my 

life

Author's Notes/Comments: 

this is about the first kiss i shared with my girlfriend on new years eve. we hadnt kissed in the first two months we were going out, but im glad this was the first.