Ode to Soap by Shaun Spalding
inspired by April Dudash
I loved you when I first met you,
You were pristine and untouched
And when I rubbed you all over my body
I was cleaner because of it.
But now…
The honeymoon is over.
You’re looking kind of dirty and thin.
And I hate to say it…
But you’ve been replaced.



Out popped a dozen people in dark windbreakers identifying them as feds -- agents from Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some raced to the loading docks. Others hurried through the front door. All were armed.