anguish
a distress call
slaughtered leaves of grass bleed green
in fragrant wisps, our savagery
revealed in neatly coifed lawns
~kat
As if I needed one more thing to be distressed over. Now I hate myself for loving the smell of fresh cut grass! And as a vegetarian, I wonder if the fresh fruits and veggies I consume are silently screaming as I eat them alive. 😳 It’s been a long week as you can tell. TGIF!
Fun Fact (from Mental Floss Online)
That “Fresh Cut Grass” Smell Is a Distress Signal
Trauma, that’s what. It’s the smell of chemical defenses and first aid. The fresh, “green” scent of a just-mowed lawn is the lawn trying to save itself from the injury you just inflicted.
Leafy plants release a number of volatile organic compounds called green leaf volatiles (GLVs). When the plants are injured, whether through animals grazing on them, you cutting or mowing them, or even just unintentionally rough handling, these emissions increase like crazy.
like mercury colliding... 
September 21st, 2018 at 3:14 pm
😕
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September 21st, 2018 at 4:15 pm
I know, right?! 😳
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September 21st, 2018 at 4:59 pm
Definitely 😎
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September 21st, 2018 at 5:29 pm
Another to add to my “Facts I do not wish to know.” But I’m glad you told me anyway.
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September 21st, 2018 at 6:29 pm
I know. I could have lived my life not knowing this! 😳
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September 21st, 2018 at 7:50 pm
That’s interesting. I love the smell of just-cut grass. I am sorry it is injured, but if we let our grass grow uncontrolled the city will fine us.
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September 21st, 2018 at 8:26 pm
That is the same where I live. Alas we must attack the lawn every week or so. Sorry tiny leaves…I smell your pain! 😳
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