The smells of life

I've been downtown for the first time in a while today and what surprised me the most when climbing up from the underground were the smells. The smell of cheap sweet perfume, burnt fries, cigarette smoke. Smells I don't have in the protective little bubble I call my flat, smells I got unused to.

Some smells of the past I won't forget .. first boyfriend's after shave that I felt lingering all over my small town after the forced break up .. the familiar odour of every McDonald's that makes me slightly queasy after two university vacations spent working there .. burning incense that evokes mornings in Bangalore.

What is it about smells that engraves them in the sensory part ouf our memory? And which ones are saved for you?

Reminiscing Love

I went through loves of the past
Through the memories in a box
I take them out when I want to remember you
When I want to shed some tears.

You’ve added something to me
A facet to my personality.
You gave me bliss and joy
Made me feel good
For a while.

Taught me a lesson, too
A valuable one:
Love’s not forever
The one who says he loves you 

Will leave you
Disappear
Walk out on you.

My heart grew tougher, harder
I shed my naivete like a snake its skin
Took on some sense and reason
Built a fence.

I love again
With no illusions
It’s ephemeral but I want.
My love will last and so will yours
But we won’t be forever.

Rainbow Blues

It's July, summer is finally here. 

Rejoice.

A job you like most of the time.

Enjoy it.

One more week of work before the holidays.

Be happy.

The most awesome place to be.

Be thrilled.

What's eating you?

Why do you cry?

What the hell is wrong?

It's rainbow blues.

Morning

Head resting on my palm, 

I see you in the morning light sliced by the blinds.

Watching you toss and turn, 

withdrawing to the edge. 

You touch me passing by, 

my hand caressing you.

You turn again, half open eyes. 

I breathe you in, your nose is rubbing mine. 

You kiss my lips, they lightly touch. 

Your arms stretch out, drawing me close. 

I feel your body, against my cool skin you are warm. 

The soft embrace grows strong, the want..