A Simple Scent
Isn’t it amazing how just a simple scent
Can bring back vivid memories and everything they meant
Each time I wash my hands with that certain soap
Reminds me of the days when all I had was hope
Days of feeling nervous as I came around the bend
Of roads that were brand new to me and yet tried to pretend
Or wind before the winter when I’m outside to compete
It brings me back my childhood when staying up was a treat
I grew up on the cul-de-sac with my older brothers too
When dreaming in the woods or playing sports was all we knew
Now I wake up and it's time to eat my family shouts
I stroll into the kitchen smelling breakfast all abouts
I sit down to the table of the present and the past
For the closest of relationships are those that always last
And the time spent with each other is like one long holiday
Connected by the smells of both good times and company
Isn’t it amazing how just a simple scent
Can bring back vivid memories and everything they meant
I loved reading this and recalling my own memories connected with different scents. I always remember springtime up north having this distinct smell. All the kids in the neighborhood would go out and climb the trees and pick the weed flowers, and it had this distinct scent that I am occasionally reminded of by a passing breeze. It always makes me feel like my five year old self again.
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