Benjamin Bartley Poet Free verse

SOAP

There’s always soap 
To kill the germs, 
Remove the scum 
And wash dead skin cells 
Down the drain. 

Is there hope 
To kill the ‘worms’ inside? 
Remove the scum and stay alive? 
Clean the head, scrub brain cells: 
And with one voice, scream, “We can learn!” 

No time for Soap Operas, 
No time for dopes. 
No time for hang ups; 
All hung up on soap-on-a-rope. 
Just remove the scum already. 
No time for silly fragrances 
That cover up our stench and filthiness. 

The time is now, 
To clean up our act. 
The time is now, 
As a matter of fact. 
The time is now 
To take the plunge, 
Get baptized! 
Remove the scum! 
And for goodness’ sake, 
Please bathe, or at the very least, 
Dance in a rain shower 
With rainbows sparkling down 
With full flower power. 
And don’t be a numb skull, 
                                             use sume soap. 

They say, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” 
But I say, mispelling is not a sin
Nor are grammatical errors.
It’s just more proof 
That I am ... only human. 

I am not a robot, 
Snowflake.

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