A Scent

A scent is a breath of love,
warm and laced with the dew
            of tired lips,
            simmering and escalating.

A scent is soluble affection;
no more chemical than love,
            invisible, and best not
            studied nor synthesised.

A scent is a pensieve breeze
which in its wake demands
            a journeyer's courage
            and a curious mind.

A scent caresses,
and awakens a game
            of feral pursuit
            and velvet words.

A scent is a girl in a bottle
            who escapes because she cannot be contained.