The following is a piece from a body of work called Unfortunately which I’m currently working on.

Cheers!

 

Cigarettes

 

Excuse me, bro. Could you spare me a cigarette? Everyone has been turning me down.

Are you surprised?

How do you mean?

Are you surprised that no one will give you a cigarette?

Yeah man, it’s just a smoke. I mean, can’t people spare a smoke?

What about your dog? How does he get cigarettes?

Huh?

How does your dog get a cigarette if he needs one?

My dog doesn’t smoke, bro.

Well, if he did, how would he get a cigarette if he really needed one?

I don’t know, bro. He’d probably have a pack or something.

Oh.