Ostomy

just beneath the surface,

the brown bag is seen by

those astute of vision

and aware of vice

even ringing the bell doesn't

wash away the sins one commits

knowingly, willingly, rampantly

you're still guilty in the eyes

of the creator,

the court of public opinion,

and the ones you openly wronged

and the route to reconnection

may become blocked permanently

and the ostomy remains below the

black shirt, a long-term reminder

of how you screwed everyone over

but people may forgive,

but they'll never, ever forget

but that brown bag, whether or

not it endures, is the votive

some actions we take can't be

undone, and the offender must

endure with that knowledge

well then, crap in a sack!