Rob Schackne #679 - "Introduced"

Introduced
not so long ago
she sat down
took my arm
and her smile
opened me up
like the sun
she said
you smell
like strawberries
I laughed

it probably was
the sweetest thing
ever said to me
(let me remember this) 
but she was
mistaken
sadly yes
dark winter
my history
now runs to
28 volumes
and the strawberries
don't look 
like strawberries
and the general opinion
is now 
to control
the damage