Renew
~~~
I must purge
Throw off the negative
In a shuffling of the mind
Exhaling the unwanted
The unneeded
The misled
~~~
Exhausting the world
And its darkish stains
Sullied upon the good
Pushing out the ugly
The uncaring
The bled
~~~
Cast off the shadows
Black corners deep
The scent of decay
Parsed from the soul
The unholy
The bred
~~~
I must scrape
Old layers to the new
Free what lingers
The rot of old thoughts
The ancient
The dead
~~~
commonsensiblyspeaking 
onward.
And upward
Wow, you make that sound almost ‘easy’!
Well, it may not be “easy”, but it is a far cry from impossible. Love you, sis!
Easier said than done, but necessary.
The best things are rarely ever easy. Thanks, Kristian!
nothing like a good exfoliation…
Well said. Thank you, Jim!
It is a constant push and pull of adding and subtracting what is positive and what is negative in our lives.
You have captured the very essence of the verse. Thank you, Pete!
I must purge as well. I would have done it much earlier if I had understood the urgency as conveyed by your compelling words.
No time like the present. Thanks Geoff!
We all need to cleanse our heart and souls indeed. What a gorgeous way to describe the purging of the ugly, cruel or simply hurtful acts that linger. Lovely piece Brad. ❤️🤗🦋
Thank you, my friend!