I preserved the scents of the past. They penetrate through every pore of the skin and reach the brain and heart. Where I am afraid and where I sense that there is no place for fear, Where the contours of time end And the horizons disappear before my eyes. Where there is no now and tomorrow Where yesterday is a moment in infinity. I preserved the scents of the past They keep me in the ground like roots Wide Certainly And they don't let the wind carry me. I saved the scents To take me back there Where I became who And understood where and why With whom and how. I saved the scents to protect me When all else fails.