Story Factory | Stories | Cigarettes
Cigarettes
By Rita
i wanna sing
like etta james
along the notes of trumpets
amongst the symphony of an orchestra
i wanna shine
be famous
sing for the grammys
and be chased down roads
by paparazzi
i want the world to know my name
be an idol to little girls
and shine on stage
crowds will sing my tunes
and i’ll find my reflection
shining on bright billboards
but that’s a child’s dream
i aint amount to nothing
but a girl can dream, can’t she?
smokin her last cigarette
‘Cigarettes’ is a poem from Rita’s chapbook ‘Silence Her’. Over the course of 2022, a select group of young writers was invited to take part in a year-long writing program at Story Factory. Their goal was to produce a collection of poetry. This is one of the collections produced in these workshops.
Year of Poetry 2022 was supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and Parramatta Leagues Club.