His childhood went up in smoke when his mom got sick He found out, he could hide in that little cloud of smoke, he made, when he exhaled the smoke from his cigarette. He lost the girl of his dream, because of the smoke that went down to his lungs, out of his mouth and into her hair. He tried to show her, that he needed her help by make smoke signals, because he had heard that thatβs the way to ask for help, when its serious and nobody is around. She never noticed his cry for help in the smoke. his life went up in smoke.