Poem by Melodie Jones

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.