Bounty brand paper towels; you know it by name
“The quick picker upper”, thirst pockets
Outnumbering the leading brands not only in price
But in absorbency
Who would have thought that a simple household object
Could be comparable to humanly functions?
You see, I am quite absorbent myself
Believe everything I am told, that I hear
Even everything I say
Soak it all in through my fingertips, my skin
My veins, my bones, like a sponge
Make sure it gives me a chill, a rush
Even a little burn
But sometimes my absorbency wreaks havoc
On my outer shell, my soul
I, too, get crumpled and tossed to the side
Wasting away when I was once so strong
So reliable, so bounty brand paper towels
There’s only a limited amount of absorbency per sheet
That your apologies can live off of
Not only am I cleaning the same mess
But I am repeating the process of being
Re-used, re-deceived into thinking
That maybe, you’d get a stronger sheet
And clean your own mess
Central Resource Library’s interior will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 23 for Johnson County Library Foundation’s annual fundraising event, Library Lets Loose. The holds pickup window will remain open.