pairings

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that certain fragrance
permeating
my soul:

some men like
napalm in the morning;

i prefer
something more subtle
salt-perfumed evening air,
whispering rumors of a distant break
cool, a faint note of rain
tulle curtains,
Lauren Romance
and autumn leaves,
dinner for one, please,
with a fine cru beaujolais
paired with that
toe-curling scent
reminiscent of soft, creamy brie
asparagus tips lightly sautéed
and that pungent odor of
maggots crawling from rotten fish
to celebrate another
washed up
wiped out
chalk-up-another-failed-lover
for me