u/AlternativeAlarm4222

I like to sit inside when no one's around.
I take it all in– that old musty bitter smell.
It's strangely warm and comforting even in the biting cold. 
That dry scent of nicotine weighs heavy in the air:
the dregs of someone’s coping
Or the fading spark of comradery 

it sinks me deep into memories, 
It grounds me in the past.
Suddenly, I'm at my aunt's house again, 

or walking through bustling city streets. 

I treat it like a zoo, always watching, wandering through
I'd never use it for the purpose it’s intended. 

Oh, nostalgia go and take me, 
At this moment you can make me. 
let time pass me by as I wallow in memory.

Indulgence, sweet and savoury,
Bitterly you came for me.
I’ll leave and soon return with feeling; anew.