circular staircase

Splash into the cool electric blue of Aqua Bergamot
soon plunging into the manly Old Spice
Apollo, Phoenix, and Dark Temptation Axe Spray
Behold this curl on my chin
who needs to wash
when I smell like a man

Paint me Blu Atlas, Ralph Lauren Polo Red
camouflage for middle school corridor treks
Mom don’t you understand
Nautica body spray is my north star
in this brave new world
of acne and girlish swells

leg hairs aflutter in the trade winds
Paco Rabonne, my faithful traveling companion
No Stetson Black or dollar store Aqua Velva
aromatic currents of body wash
gentle gulf streams of aromatics guide me
through wildernesses of boys’ showers

As I scale the valley of the lockers
Mom, all roads led to Sephora
venture into the malls
Kohl’s Dollars abound
Hark my squeaky voice
I beseech you for Krakengard