unrelenting grief and rage
emanate from
me
this house and land know it,
acknowledge and hold it,
my priceless therapist, my doula,
and when i am out in the World,
they condense into
an aromatic,
pheromonic,
cloud around me,
insulating me,
repelling the foolish
and warning the dangerous.
let it linger,
this strong perfume.
