A Cigarette & A Glass Of Wine

Dim light dancing on the table,

Smoke curls like a secret rhyme,

I taste the ashes of my sorrow,

And sip the memory with the wine.

Every drag, a fleeting moment,

Every sip, a bitter sign,

I keep losing myself slowly,

In this glass, and in this line.

With a cigarette and a glass of wine,

I drown the ghost of you tonight,

Your shadow lingers, but you’re not mine,

So I drink to forget what once felt right.

Jazz notes whisper through the silence,

The saxophone just bleeds my pain,

I try to laugh, but it’s just fragments,

Like lipstick stains that still remain.

Every puff, a broken promise,

Every drop, a sweet decline,

I keep chasing old illusions,

Down this bottle, down this line.

With a cigarette and a glass of wine,

I drown the ghost of you tonight,

Your shadow lingers, but you’re not mine,

So I drink to forget what once felt right.

Oh, the night won’t heal me,

But it keeps me company…

And maybe when the dawn arrives,

I’ll leave your ghost behind.

With a cigarette and a glass of wine,

I toast the love that said goodbye,

Your name still burns, but I’ll be fine,

In smoke and red, the past runs dry.

Just a cigarette… and a glass of wine…

One last sip… and you’re out of time.