Your Scented World

Meaning is the cult,
The cult of meaning.
When the god’s statue,

The holy scripture,
The sacred icon,
The celebrity,

Gets venerated,
The body’s not there—
That is, not the point.

Shouting hosannas,
Hoping to be healed,
To touch the sacred

Whatever, it’s not
Whatever it’s thought
To be. It’s what you

Invested in it,
Precious ambergris
From the gland of mind,

The human perfume
Only you infuse.
You gave it meaning.