scenting who I am
Mar 15, 2023
my new perfume
and the Shalimar
my mother wore
when I was young
sing in the same choir
hers filled the air
with rolling waves
of bass notes that
echo in my scent’s
insistent baritone
Cinse Bonino
2023
Written by Cinse Bonino
Cinse, a former professor with a background in the psychology of human learning, writes nonstop, and is addicted to capturing the human experience in words.