on filth and cleanliness.

cleanliness, i have observed, is something that pertains to the very deepest realms of human preoccupation. What he didnt understand is that i had gone full circle, and that i knew he tried to scratch the filth away every day. He submerged his thoughts underwater and slapped away the memories crawling on his skin, because, like many people who go through life preaching self-righteousness, he never quite saw himself as clean.