A Natural Woman

Mary Harycki

I always wear natural scents:

Peach Melba Moisture Frappe,

Green Tomato Gritty Skin Scrubber,

and Red Radish Cheek Glow.

Sweet odors follow wherever I go:

Clover Blossom Elbow Greaser,

Honeysuckle Hair Unsnaggler,

Lemon Skin Pepper Powder,

and Black Raspberry Slipstick.

Softly, I insinuate

Orchid Blossom Hair Repair,

Invigorating Anise Feminine Splash,

Water Lily Deep Down Pore Declogger,

and All-Day Blueberry Protein Breathspray.

I waft clouds of

Wild Geranium Ecological Underarm Descenter,

Cinnamon and Nutmeg Whole Body Debriefer,

Giant Redwoods Kneecap Sensuouscent,

and Pure Prune Face Wrinkle Relaxer.

I am a meadow,

a park,

a pond,

a rain forest,

a woods,

a garden: an olfactory amalgam.

Today, as I ascend to my workstation,

Lulled by the musical elevator ride,

Nature travels with me:

to refresh our hermetically sealed high-rise.