By, Wendiann Alfieri
1- Deep
We take you to the realm of the deep
Where sadness is luxurious
And its ok to weep
Where the fish swim
In the muck
they’re still living
But they’re down on their luck
With black sludge
Instead of clear blue
Deep with the fishes,
We now swim with you
2-The Elements Of Smell
Earth smells of the dirt and life
under and up
of the ground that thrives
Its plants and trees sprout up always connected to its roots
Helping produce oxygen and food
The animals live
Accepting that
All the other animals
Have to survive as of yet
Part of the smell is the richness
The depth that you can hold in your hands
The smell wafting up and resting at peace
Where you know earth
Is where you live
Fire presents the smell of smoke
as it is not an end but a beginning of a start
It erases the old
But still pays homage
To the end of something
As you know ends are beginnings
The flames flick
Sometimes under control and sometimes not
But it doesn’t let past mistakes rot
It gets rid of them its bittersweet
The smoke wafting a warning
That if you rinse you repeat
Water smells of salt and ease not trying too hard to please
As the salt smells so strong
Mixed with the feelings
Of under your feet the waters reeling
Splashing daring you to join
The part of the universe
Least explored
We don’t know what it holds
But we know
Sometimes salt in the truth
Is the way we should go
Air last but least
You aren’t really anything
We don't pay attention
Until we clog you up
The fumes of trash and sewers and pipes
The smell of unnatural cigarette smoke
Makes unnatural life
But it’s like we don’t care
We’re usually unaware
Because it’s easy
To pretend your not there
