The scent was overwhelming.
At first was it death I smelled?
Sure seemed like it, but not so.
Then what was it I smelled?
There is no answer to this.
I can't for my life make it so.
Rather move on to fresh air,
That I may clear it from my nose.
I gave it no thought as I walked away.
Just a sickening experience
That I'd rather not recall
But let it lie and hope the stench is gone.
That I'd rather not recall", who has experienced the "stench".
Love ya!
Jane
On the other hand, after my tenant throws away the parts of fish that she fries for lunch, it sits in the garbage and, in a couple of days, can rival the stench of death.
Then again it could be the repugnance of death in general.
Ron