June 9, 2019Poem
What of godliness
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What of godliness
When the act of washing
Is ritualised cleansing
The dirty work
Left to others
Less worthy.
Is there any good
In stripping away
The proof of labour
The honesty of hard work
The salting of the earth
What is left of humanity
Once the sweat of toil
Is rinsed off
The drain of responsibility
The sins of the ungodly
Purged with a brief
Submersion
How can we be clean
When we divert
Our eyes from dirt
As untouchable
Leftovers
Are swept away
Beneath a thin carpet
Of topsoil