maybe i need some chocolate

Dad sends text:

Just been informed
of a rumor that 7
women have died
in Gleneagles from
smelling free
perfumed sachets
sent to their
homes. Please be
careful.

while I sit on the toilet
in the ladies' room
contemplating
the hurt
/septum. please
/scarlet bracelets
/the aesthetic values of a professional
scarification session vs.
the more personal significance
of a DIY job
/whether the vanilla happiness
i once had
is preferable to my current
masala misery

blue in the face since this morning
my Zen NEEON still freezes
at that word:

Deleting ...