Marlboro Antoinette

Katrina Klippstein 1997

Free verse

Filter, Flavor, F*ck Me Up.
There’s a new woman at work
Who smells just like you:
After every break,
With her, breezes in,
Cloaked in
The undeniable aroma
Of Big Tobacco
And bigger dreams.

The type of stimulant that might say:
‘Add another story to your resume’.
A stench like aspirations
Disguised as leftovers
On the back burner
On our grandparent’s stove
Of a big wooden house.
Found at the last minute
Thus, saved and revived,
Like I wish.

You’re still gone,
As she’s bathed in your cloud,
Unaware of the dimensions she just broke
Within me.
And I miss the smell-
So I don’t ask her if she’s
Trying to quit.
I just let the odor
Take me back to you,
She offered a memory,
So I offer her a smile,
And get back to my work.

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Written on January 19, 2023

Submitted by on January 28, 2023

Modified on May 04, 2023

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Scheme	XABXCCXXD XXXXEXXXXX XXXFXDXEBFXA
Closest metre	Iambic trimeter
Characters	748
Words	157
Stanzas	3
Stanza Lengths	9, 10, 12

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Philipo
I like the flow. I am not a fan of poems before until I tried in Vocal. Here I saw different styles like yours and suddenly it is no more mountain to climb.
LikeReply1 year ago
carmenc4you
Yes aromas bring memories every time, happy and sad . It is the one sure way to create nostalgia. Great job.
LikeReply 11 year ago
michelleb.48679
Lovely, simply enchanting
LikeReply 11 year ago
lovingempath
Nice work Katrina! You took a bold chance with your choice of subject and language. I love that :). You also seem to have a natural ability to create rhythm and rhyme...as well as that visual context that doesn't appear 'forced. Great job! more »
LikeReply 11 year ago
Symmetry58
This was one of my favorites for sure. Well done, Katrina.
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jpat6000
I liked the way this poem worked with a sense memory to paint a vivid picture that would likely be different in each reader, yet tugs at the same emotions.
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DrJekyll
Beautiful and simple writing, and a very relatable poem at that, loved reading it
LikeReply 11 year ago
Clatysheva3
I love the imagery here, and I feel drawn into the longing, painful memories of the speaker.
LikeReply 11 year ago

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