Shower

I stand in the shower scrubbing off sin, 
but these tainted stains won't leave my skin. 
The harder I scrub the more that it spreads, 
the only thing changing is my skin turning red. 
Soap cannot cleanse the impurity of souls. 
I turn the knob hotter, but it only gets cold. 
I dry off after about an hour, 
but I've never felt... so unclean after taking a shower.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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March 11, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Welcome to the Poetry Soup Family of Poets.. please continue to share your creative writes with us all..as this delight tonight... enjoyable read of inner struggle..luv.. Linda-Marie "Sweetheart" of Poetry Soup..
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March 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Jacob. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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March 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM
good rhyme, scrub harder at your thoughts
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