There came
the smell
of grilling
meat.

Air
bundled in
the dark of night
got in the way
of my feet
as I headed home
on the path
by the river.

From the depths
of windows
whose yellow mouths
stood open
and hollow

there came
the smell
of grilling
meat.

For the rest of my life,
no doubt,
day and night
my genitals
will stay warm
forever

I realized
and
like a child
was on the point of
weeping
silent tears.