cigarettes

cigarettes.

the ashes

delicately dropped

into squared crystal

glasses, the suave

coolness

of the smoke,

props 

of a different era.

the way it lingered in

the air

filled

with words 

deftly spoken.

a drink in

the other hand.

sexy and intelligent,

smart and brave,

pick your brand.

and now

you think the opposite

when seeing

the likes of 
Audrey on the silver screen,

or the Marlboro man.