it makes me want to run away...

can I be brutally honest

without hurting any feelings

?

I hope I can

~

okay

here goes

~

I've always been overly sensitive to smells and for some reason it seems

certain smells are even stronger to me in the winter time

~

anyhow

the last two movies we have gone to see

~in sold out theaters~

I have had to sit behind women who must have forgotten they had already

sprayed perfume on themselves at home

and

decided to stop at the mall and take a quick swim in the perfume department

before buying their movie tickets

~

just a week ago while flying home

I covered my nose with my scarf

~almost the entire flight~

just to keep the cologne

that the man in front of me was wearing

from burning my nasal passages

~~

am I the only one sensitive to perfumes or sprays

or

feeling like my space is being intruded upon if I can smell you

or

thinking that soap is the best thing anybody can ever wear

?

don't get me wrong

I think perfume and cologne can be a wonderful thing

if you spray it

lightly

on your skin

underneath

your clothing

instead of wearing it as your last layer

before you head out the door

~

so I'm just saying

for me

the smell of a warm bath and soap

anywhere on a body

is just scrumptious

and

as far as I know

it's never been known to make anyone's eyes tear up or their throats swell

or

send people looking for a new seat

~

honestly

I'd rather sit next to someone who smells of sweat

from a hard day at work

then someone who smells like all the perfume samples

that the avon lady left behind

when she dropped off the newest catalog

~

like I said

I'm just saying

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