The scent of childhood

Childhood smells

like my baby

that day

I buried my nose

in his neck

and found

his warm baby smell

was gone

replaced by the scent

of fresh air, sunshine

and

the sweet sweat

of growing child.

I was thrown back

to when I was young

running outside

with friends

away

from the comfort

of Mommy

to

life.

I smelled

this

and

eyes filled

heart ached

for I knew

my baby

was

no more.