XXXholding a cigarette
XXXXXXXXXXuntil it flew into the mess
XXXof a tree
smoke
XXXXXXXlike a white twig
XXXI wandered
XXXonto the crosswalk
XXXXXXXXXXwithout looking
XXXthe black sedan didn’t stop
editors note:
A clear warning against distracted smoking. (We welcome James to our crazy congress of Contributing Poets with this submission. Read more of his madness on his new page – check it out.) – mh clay