Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

The Child Smells

The child smells
Like cat urine only ten times worse
His classmates shun him
He reeks
A police officer arrives for career day
And recognizes the smell
It is not cat urine
It is methamphetamine
This changes everything

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Line Gauthier February 19, 2020 at 10:02 PM ie child of a meth lab? incredible what some kids must go through and try to somehow appear to fit it. Strong message, Caren. Caren Krutsinger February 19, 2020 at 10:05 PM I met a child once who had a meth lab in his bedroom. He was eight.