effluve

a smell I can’t seem to shake

no matter where i go

from coast to coast

it follows me on my clothes

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i can’t seem to figure

where is might be coming from

but as i step off the plane

i get a hint

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its hard to describe

but it smells deep and dark

neither pleasant nor rank

it just is

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like a face I hardly recognize

I smell it again

a familiar face:

it stares at me

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it’s strong here

a home i seem to know

i carry it with me

everywhere i go