Montreal

I am haunted by smell

It's as potent as it is ominious

Day after day we breathe each other in
Inhaling desires
and fears
There is no escaping one another

In each passing
I feel your anger
Am engulfed in your joy
And mystified by your pain

We are strangers

I smoke to escape
Breathe in my own poison
Instead of yours
Moments of each day
Blocking out who you are
So that I might find myself

Released ghosts dance
Mouth to mouth
Trying to connect
If only for a second

This city oozes lonliness
And it breaks me
Your air is mine and its thicker than blood
I am haunted by smell