Tattoos and cigarettes.

II.
You're not like him,
nothing wild like fire,
just a warm amber glow and hushed voices.

You might have been at 22,
I still see hints of your former self,
but you're 25 now.
Still inked,
Still smoke filled lungs,
mouth,
maybe,
I can't be sure.

I am as uncertain about you as I am about myself.

Wednesday, September 07, 2016