radiating a smell

radiating a smell

something pungent

maybe smoke, mold,

something more urgent, toxic,

returning from the scene of the crime,

landing, with a thud on our doorstep.

Despair, if it had a smell,

would be just like this..

 

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edited January 11, 2022

radiating a smell – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/radiating-smell-v2.html

January 10, 2022

radiating a smell

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/radiating-smell.html

 

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