Incense

In the Real Estate section,

A question arose

About incense within your abode.

Certain buildings have rules

That prohibit its use

And the writer was set to explode.

 

If some candles are lit

For the Sabbath by some,

Why can’t she light her incense as well?

Her religion requires

That incense is burned

But the difference, to me, is the smell.

 

With most incense, the scent

Is intense and, to me,

Has an odor with little appeal,

Which can drift down the hallways

That many do share

Which may impact the way people feel.

 

Yet the candles she cited

Have no scent at all

So the answer I would have dispensed

Was comparing the two

Isn’t fair, so it’s wrong

Over incense to be so incensed.