bloodhound: a poem

 


let me sniff it out

is it the 


bad breath after I wake up from the land of sonder; dehydration 


tea i steep in the early morning; of malt, honey, soil, musk

broth i drink for a meal; salty sugary refined 


snow of the new year casting a spell onto the patch of briar roses; herbal 

smoke fire from a night of vague confessions; savory


skin to skin on a new mother; apple cider vinegar 

cologne on a new father; milk in the bones


let me identify what makes my soul

a soul

 

Location: United States

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