Purify

Sometimes

unbeknownst to you

dirt 

is weighing you down.

It's not dark

or brown

or mushy when touched by water,

but firm

and alive

and will look 

right in the eye.

Purging yourself

from filth

that smiles

and caked onto

like memories

you no longer wish to visit,

comes as a surprise. 

The purification process

starts within

and as you cleanse your inner world

the build up

removes itself.