The Cigarette Dance

Click. Flame. Burn. Inhale. Pause.

Puff.

Nicotine burns the body while smoke floods the air diffusing in an orchestrated dance

Defying gravity, pushing higher, further, until it pollutes the air

Filth.

But there is something there; you can trace out figurines

Like cloud spotting in fast motion… one form infusing into the next

Watch the hoops form and break

into ballerina slipper ribbons

Drag.

Repeat.

The smoke thickens into a hovering layer… the dance is almost tribal now

Bursting with more energy from each exhale

Ash.

Repeat.

Saturated movement in a satiating state of completeness

A dark halo lingers concealing light

Final drag.

Exhale.

Burn out.