Cigarettes in the dark
Orange glow of my cigarette
illuminated against the dark
navy blue sky
Minty cool wind caresses me
as the road stretches on forever
Whispering empty promises of a future
Acoustic guitar and a rugged voice
mixes in with the blowing wind
It speaks to me and it makes me sad
Melodie Jones is twenty-two-year-old Ball State University graduate. She majored in English Education and minored in Creative Writing. She has been writing for ten years. Melodie currently has a poetry series on Channillo titled “Poetry: Free Therapy”. She can be found on Twitter @Miss_MJones.