SCENT MEMORIES

charred scents linger
within the astronaut's mind.
suits, boots, glove fingers
leave scent memories behind.
reeking of burnt toast and sulfur.
a vacuum occupied by scientific engineers.
what Earthly scents trigger
the olfactory bulbs of space pioneers.
acid burns, fireworks, the scent of torched meat,
the bakery that burns a rack of bagels.
on the putrid corner of smelly Smogstone Street
the aromas trigger visions of the cosmos.
floating in the void,
looking down,
on the mass of green, tan and blue.