The skunk scent

Instead of, "skunks stink," how about:

It's sort of a thick, powdery smell
like when you breathe it in
it coats the passages
all the way through your nostrils and your throat
to your lungs --
not a wet coating but a dry one,
hence the "powdery" quality.

It's not really a stinky smell but more of just
an unpleasant one
Sort of like when you're chewing
something you don't like the taste of
but even more
you don't like the texture
So much so that you have to spit
it into the napkin
and then you can't
get rid of the taste
that lingers long after
partly because of
the awful texture.

Anyway, that's what
the skunk smell is.