Hot Smells
Jul 3, 2022
Poetry
Hot Smells
In the haze of the morning
Between sleep and awake
Eyes slowly open
There is a turn —
Not to a footfall, but
To a scent.
What does hot smell like?
What does hot smell like —
Inside your head?
Hot smells like smoke.
Hot smells like anger.
Hot smells like fear.
Hot smells like war.