smell.    city asphalt kissed by rain.   acetone mouth.   diesel fumes against winter air.   a 102 degree fever.   feline urine.   airport book stores.

taste.    nicotine on fabric car seats.   heated iron.   clorox wipes.   stolen restaurant mints.

sight.    teeth marks on flesh.   scabbed elbows.   the dirt under your fingernails.   weathered black lacquer.   tripping on untied shoelaces.   tremors.

sound.    white noise.   pleasure at 2am.   glass shards under dirty sneakers.   brakes on train tracks.   tripped alarm systems.   the insulated silence after snow.

body.    bruised ivory.   dilated pupils.   bursted capillaries.   self-harm.   a child learning to stand.   tourniquet rashes.   blushed cheeks after your first kiss.   collapsed femoral vein.