Why have a nose?

No smells.
No bad smells.
No good smells.
None, nada.
Why do I even have a nose?

I miss the scent of my grandmas house,
how it smells of freshly baked cookies.
The smell of that special guys's cologne,
the flowers he brought me, never to be smelled again.
I desire to smell the aroma of coffee or the scent of someone grilling.
I spend hours trying to catch a wiff of my perfume.
I see the candle burning but no scent comes from it.
It rains all day, once it stops I don't smell the dewy smell I love.
Christmas is close but it doesn't smell like it.
I want my sense of smell back,
no I need it back.

Without smell I've been through some dangerous situations.
I didn't smell the smoke, thank God for fire alarms!
In the halls people avoid me, laugh at me,
oh no I must smell bad again.
"Mom when will dinner be ready?"
"Honey we ate an hour ago, didn't you smell it?"
No. No I didn't.
I'm getting dizzy, I collapse.
Doctors say there was carbon monoxide in the air, I'm lucky to be alive.
Stupid nose, if you worked I would have smelled it and been fine!

There are some things that I don't miss tho.
Farts and dirty diapers and throw up..nuff said!
Sitting next to the stinky kid in class doesn't bother me.
When a kind old lady passes me I don't gag from the scent of her perfume.
The smell of sweaty football boys that lingers in the halls before practice.
I don't cough while standing next to a smoker.
Rotten milk may still look and taste gross but at least I can't smell it.
While my brother puts his feet in my face I laugh,
I don't plan on telling him I can't smell.

Noses aren't just made for running,
don't forget what they are really there for.
Take a deep breathe in and smell all the wonderful smells around,
good or bad, you never know when it will be the last time you smell it.
Believe me I nose what I'm talking about!

-BR