smell

you smelled like cigarettes, cologne, and petrichor.

every time you walked by i could almost taste it.

you’d wrap around me and I couldn’t help but inhale deeply.

sometimes, i can still smell you.

i walked outside.

fresh rain sprinkled onto the pavement.

smoke pierced the atmosphere.

the hint of perfume left in the air.

i couldn’t help it.

i stopped, closed my eyes, and breathed in.

i could see you standing there.

but, when i opened my eyes, there was nothing.