Why The Cross Keeps Getting Caught In The Loofah

My first poem in a while.

Scrubbing flesh clean with a loofah

Also removes a layer of dead skin

Like the outer layer of a contaminated onion,

 

Cause God created vegetables to cleanse the body

But mankind has turned them into a slow poison,

 

For while we watch harmful insects die

So to does our humanity…

 

No wonder my gold cross

Keeps getting caught in my cleaning sponge.

Reviews

[Rita L. Sev]

What an interesting reflection, Dale - I think that cross keeps getting caught to remind you to keep it clean...

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thanks Rita, that is a great point.

[David Scott]

This reads like a reflection on humanism... Life has far too many "isms". After all, it is not really important what we try to scrub or how we try to scrub as much as it is why we try to scrub.
If we get the "why" of life correct, the "what", "how", "when", where" and pretty much everything else seems to fall into place.
When we get it off or "wrong", we see things like the Middle East, etc...

This is a brilliant write because I think you could assign a classroom to write an essay to respond to this thought and could collect a book worth of thought from your short poetry.
Fantastic write Dale!

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Wow thank you very much for the great feedback. Quite a compliment you paid me here.

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Humans will always be humbled by natures fury. Many great civilizations have come and gone. Ancient knowledge forgotten. Simplicity will be remembered with or without our consent. Thank you for sharing your awareness of awareness...beautiful start

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts… yes we must remember this is Mother Nature's world, we are just living in it.

[R Smith]

humour with a message, great stuff, glad your writing again :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Why thank you kindly.

[Renée]

We were given the responsibility of being caretakers of all animals, insects, flora.. I have cousin that has a farm..his vegetables and beef are organic..because his land was handed down for generations. The size of his lima beans are the size of my thumb..and his cattle graze on open land. As it should be.
What a pitiful job we have done in being caretakers.. allowing mass raising and killing of animals for our consumption, how wasteful we are, how ungrateful for their sacrifice.. and our precious insects.. I think we could spare a apple or two... Great piece for thought, Little Bro !

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much big Sis for your wonderful insight.

[Lyn Anderson]

It is tough, isn't it? We'll soon live forever -- plasticized and immortalized and preserved, but at what cost to the environment and humanity in general?

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

A very good question…. what is the good of living forever if it means losing our souls.

[Fran Marie]

With all the preservatives in food who knows anymore what were eating and the harmful effects it has ...we're bug free but contaminated just the same..great poem..

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You are so right Fran, thank you for the feedback.

[DIVYA]

Pursuing self-gain and profit, mankind has reached that point where there is no telling what is chaff and what is grain. No wonder the good and the bad often get thrashed together. Your words are as deep and eloquent as always, Dale.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you hon… always glad when you enjoy my work and share your insight.

[Lydia Shutter]

Very vivid words here. It is true, so many of our foods are genetically modified. Fertilizers used on our vegetables are changing the nutrition level of the food. Well said. Lydi**

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you ever so kindly.

[Corset]

true Dale, we are what we eat, we want our vegetables pretty and bug free and to last longer but what are we putting into our bodies when we eat them? food for thought, well done.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much for sharing your insightful thoughts.

[Corset]

welcome cowboy