the sponge was losing its ability to avoid arousing alarm
it had lost respect for hands without qualms about touch
but the odor alone didn't change its category much
frizzed edges embedded grime visible fissures
haven't they earned a sponge the right to move on
disgust comes first in understanding one
a sponge becomes important enough to not only sense
but also as a totem of the residue of memory
of a term absorbing realities directly
no dissent is registered prior to the destruction
of a synthetic sponge created to trap in posterity
what's best defined through archaeology
the residue of cooking and eating practices rituals
what gets left out or over-emphasized in the mind
only in disgust at looking behind
or concern for environmental contamination
with only the residue of living on the horizon
does an old sponge enjoy true recognition
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