dock stench

No amount of tidal 
wax and wane can even
make a dent. Can ever
wash away that smell 
- a stench of tarred 
pilings, and what 
you imagine is fish, 
even if the boats 
are all pleasure 
vessels; even if 
there are no boats. 

There's this deep wet 
wood, wet dog smell
that just exudes
itself. You can't get
it out of your hair 

and clothes 

It brings back 
memories so fast
you need to get
the hell out 
of there. 

Even now, some 
people reading this 
are saying "Oh, yeah." 

Go down to the docks 
if you want to know. 
Come at high tide, 
it's an undernote 
to everything, but 

for the real thick 
experience, come 
at low