Girl Holding A Cigarette Poem by Lotte Ahmad

On the 9th of August 2015, I took a late afternoon walk from The Vieux Lyon down to the river Rhône where I sat, wrote poetry and wondered about life and God. From there, I crossed the bridge into Bellecour, walked through Rue Victor-Hugo as I admired the 19th century buildings at Place Ampère and then I amused myself with trying to find a short-cut to get to Perrache without passing Place Carnot or Cours de Verdun. In doing so, I entered a small street, perhaps you could even call it an avenue. That was where I saw her, and what I saw in her eyes, God help me that I never forget.