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Sponge

By punchy

23 March 2008

I was thinking about sponges and this came out?

I wring the sponge till dripless dry

dehydrated dirt

Another soak of scalding suds

Sufficiently I squirt

As rough until it tears in two

I tease and torture skin

But hot and wet is not enough

The inner grime will win

If scouring sore will not suffice

And scrubbing of no gain

Then what is there to cleanse me clean

And cure me of this shame

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Nice one
Written by mr_soul (126 comments posted) 23rd March 2008

Like this punchy. Who would have thought you could have came out with such a lovely, and thought provoking, poem about sponges lol!
It flows well I think, and the point about inner "cleanliness" and "dirt" made me think a lot. Its a great idea you've built on here.
Good stuff!

Thankyou
Written by punchy (500 comments posted) 23rd March 2008

Cheers for your kind review , you have warmed me up on this cold winter spring day x

Written by mia_ms_kim (1019 comments posted) 23rd March 2008

I thought this was going to be a cute funny poem on sponge. I was quite impacted when it proved to be something entirely different at the end. I shared it with my hubby. He now has a copy of this and he wants to read it again - a very surprising reaction from him, who only reads non-fiction.

Thank you for this poem. It made both of us think.

Mia

Written by Fledermaus (3281 comments posted) 23rd March 2008

Gosh... In terms of style it isn't exactly my taste, but the message is certainly very well delivered and strong.

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