epilogue
kitchen.
two orange bar stools by the oven.
it's on and the oven door is open.
ashtray on the fire wheels.
camel. blue and orange.
marlboro. golden.
a zippo or two. paul smith and jack daniel's no. 7.
coffee. with milk. no sugar.
5 am in the morning.
maybe three or four.
it's quiet and dark outside.
it's cool. the weather is cool.
the floor is cold.
toes are cold.
warmth.
coffee, cigarettes, the oven, robe.
two people in the kitchen.
a dog in their hearts.
- i don't like the word forever. and i don't like the word promise.