stinky

a trashcan clatters as the sleek cat slides from the rough wall and scampers into the fog. i toss the black bag of trash into the reaking dumpster and shuffle away. i creep out of the misty and rotten alley and into the solem street breathing the fresh breeze.the oaks overhead sway in the grey wind, shivering thier leaves away. the cold air nips my throat and i pull my coat tighter as i reach for a cough drop. my numb fingers crinkle open the resin blob and i pop it into my mouth as i stride up the stairs to my house.