Reeking

Willie Thompson pissed himself.
He does it all the time.
He's a frequent flyer
at the end of his life.
He doesn't care anymore,
so he pisses his pants.

It's too hard
to find a place to pee.
When the stench from
the layers of urine
is too much for him,
he calls dispatch
for a ride to detox.

Despite mopping out,
and disinfecting my car,
the cage will reek for week.

Comments

[Peppypilotgirl]

Ugh. Would putting plastic over the seat and under Mr. Thompson help? (Speaking as the mom of a small child only recently potty trained.) Or is it more the aura de pee that floats about him that contaminates?

[RD]

The cage is a molded plastic form. It's completely uncomfortable, but it is easy to clean. Unfortunately, the stench of some transients linger no matter how much cleaning is done.

[Jade]

Febreeze? Get the kind made for pet odors.

[RD]

Febreeze might just do the trick, but it is really hard to fight the stench of fermenting urine.

[Moon]

The bad smells are one part of the Hoop I do not miss. I think my smeller was broke for a good 2 years after I left there. You ever get the phantom smells? Maybe that was just me and being exposed to those kind of smells for 8 hours at a time.

[RD]

Moon knows all about reeking.
I would bring her the worst drunks.
Sometimes three to a cage.
I'd come in and say,
"Oh Moon, I have a stinky drunk for you."
She'd know I had brought Detox
a special client.

[h.]

This is why I cringe at the thought of riding in the back of a police car. How clean can you really get?

[historicpup]

Detox and transient clients smell the best. You can almost taste it. Your brain remembers it: stale alcohol, sweat and urine.

[RD]

"Tasting" the smell is an apt description.