My Lover's Scent
Author's Note: This is about a long distance relationship
I don't know
My lover's scent
I know the scent of rain
And wet fur
I know the scent of frost
And woodsmoke
I know the spicy scent
Of wet leaves
But I don't know
My lover's scent
I've memorized
His voice
I know
How he loves
His family, his guitar
and his God
I know
How he hates
Haircuts
I know
How sometimes
He talks in his sleep
And he'll believe
Anything you tell him
With a straight face-
I've sketched his eyes
Until I could
Draw them from
Memory
But I don't know
My lover's scent
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