lavender and peppermint
swirl a type of essence of incense
that is fragrant in my clothes.
i never used to smell like this before.
you breached my soul,
bleaching my inner core
to smell like the bits of honey
and the buds of roses.
have the mercy
to teach me how to run
from this particular love.
these scents are hallucinogenic,
making me see how
things could have been.
intimacy cannot be stirred into a pot
to boil away all
of it's wonderful charm.
these scents are nostalgic,
but even you know
that you took me for granted.
from a scale of 1-10
how far have you fallen
since you last saw me
out in your garden
picking the same
lavender and peppermint.
