The comforting scent
Of this silky talc
Takes me back
To childhood
A dusting of
Johnson's powder,
Core defense
For a pre-teen
Against
The brutal attacks
Of body odor
Now
A more elaborate
Arsenal needed
To wage war,
Ever since
Puberty's onslaught
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