f i l t h

I can never love
As I should love
Because there is
filth
In my heart.

I can never live
As I should live
Because there is
filth
In my soul.

I can never be
As I should be
Because there is
filth
In my being.

I can never clean
As I should clean
Because there is
filth
In all I touch.

I am not worth
What I am
Because I have
filth
In my life
In my love
In my soul
And
In everything in between.

filth.
It destroys
It abstains
It restrains
It hinders
It inhibits

And yet

It frees such a spirit
Because
When you are not afraid of
filth,
Only then
Can you truly be clean