The Old Blog in the Desert

Such a tiny woman, such a huge handbag!
She dug and dug through the bottomless pit,
Finally finding what she sought:
A pack of smokes.
Then she tamped the pack down.
Hand to palm, hand to palm,
A certain kind of violent precision,
Pounding all twenty into submission.
Then she tore at the wrapping.
Placing one between her lips to light.
A classic.