This

The smell.
It's intoxicating
It makes my head lighter than it should be
It makes me recoil slightly
It makes me breath out a bit too forcefully
And it makes me close my eyes.
Waiting.
I'm waiting.
When will it stop?
And why is this place
Of all places
smelling like this?
Ah;
It's clearing out.
It will soon return.
Ironic
That a smell that makes me not focus
Lingers in school.
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Burnt Black Petals

VT

18 years old

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