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Coffee and cigarettes

Cherry

By grim_fandango

Sun, 12 Sep 2004
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I met him through mutual breaks in the day
paper cups born of vending machines
ageing habits accompanied with
the dying tradition of coffee
Always cooling in our hands

He has no animal smell that draws me close
Yet, in my dreams he haunts
fantastic illusions
I wonder if he knows?

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