MAQ/November 2018 / 07
Poetry story
The time going backwards
Cigarette
He takes a cigarette from his mouth
that has lengthened
Turn it off and put it back in the new package
he closes sealing it
Put on the coat
It comes out of the house in the dark
he is happy to have the pack of cigarettes in his pocket
and to be able to smoke all evening
He brings cigarettes back to the tobacconist
just before the store closes
and he gets his money back, giving him the rest
He goes out in the twilight feeling nervous
because he does not have to smoke
and tobacconists are about to close
Gabriele Cavagna
MAQ/November 2018 / 07