The super smeller
with her most excellent nose
fears going out on the hot New York Street.

She is aware
of everything:

The chasing cats and rats and pigeons and pets
and all their carnage and the entrails entailed

The bikes being fixed on the corner

The cars being chopped at the lot

The young mamas and papas
caring for carriages and all that they carry

The pre-pubescent boys
who have certainly heard of showers
and took them once.

All these scents strike her
at once,
blows to her nose.

She stays indoors
as much as possible
and dreams
of a change of season.