Secretion-slick skin, stretched and contoured over muscle and bone. Gel-stroked armpits; anointed limb-roots. Salve rubbed into jawbone before razor-masochism. Tooth-gleaner and glinting gums. Saturated scalp scratched and ravaged. Embalmed; age-in-lines.
The pain of hygiene.
Sweat. Deodorant. Shampoo. Shaving cream. Toothpaste. Laundry detergent; dryer sheets.
This is the construction of the self through scent.
