Paper Towel Souls

As humans, we have adopted

Paper towel souls.

The purists are truly covered in dirt,

An odor rises from them.

 

As scum-covered as the poor are,

They hold tight to natural humanity.

Thier souls are the brightest,

The whitest, of this world.

 

As scum-filled as the idols of society are,

They withhold their souls from public view,

The mask they must embrace

Makes fools of us all.

 

Our paper towel souls

Are sometimes folded and crinkled,

And easy to tear, as well.

They are fragile; we are fragile.

 

Those paper towel souls

began as a parallel to filth.

The trouble is that once

Those parallels have met,

 

There is no point of return.

Reviews

[Rene Salinas]

Read a few of yours Michael I tend to like that desire to embrace darkness or the dark in oneself if you like. So when I read this although the name "paper souls" does not hold any weight it does not distrub from the message to come through. I am never one to suggest "ways to improve" so I have nothing to say there but I certainly was able to have an inclination to what you are trying to project.

Let's fold that paper and make it into a boat and watch it sail

Thankyou

[Jetta Zippora]

Very interesting poem. It made me stop and ponder about each line and its meaning. Your writing is truly deep and symbolic in meaning and I enjoy that. Great write, friend. :)

[uNmAsKeD-dEluSiOns]

very thought provoking and such a unique thing to write about and connect it to souls, so bravo at that :)

[Michael Kikle]

Thank you, friend! :)

[Matching Socks]

I had to stop to read when I saw the title.
Very unique and interesting poem, and of course I can't disagree with the writer.
Thank you for sharing. :-)

[Michael Kikle]

Thanks for your feedback! I'm not too crazy about this work of mine, but I appreciate a compliment when I get one!

[Matching Socks]

:-) try reading out loud and break up the lines, or add commas, to break up your thoughts.
I thought it was good, if you did that it could be better?

[Michael Kikle]

Hmm. Good idea, friend. I'll have to try that out sometime.