ON A ROLL

by chadmhorn

Salutations! Call me 'Toilet Paper'
for life, (above ground), is but a vapor

spent early childhood wrapped in cellophane
with lily-white sheets and 'nary a stain

puffed up a little with wrapper removed
felt 'holier'. My edges smoothed

Hung around in stinky places a while
yet maintained innocence in quilted style

Some call me 'Softy', others call me 'Rough'
exterior strength/ interior fluff

'Clean White Sheets' is a recurring life theme
'to remain unripped'- my recurring dream

Solitary purpose: Unspoken, hushed
Eventually used. Eternally flushed