Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Be Probed

Georg Steinhauser, a scientist,
With nothing else better to do,
Spent 3 years on how I exist,
Probing family and friends too.
His findings, he wrote in a text,
And my story does not come cheap.
If one pays and is still perplexed
About me and my secrets deep,
Do not get all worked up inside.
Simply accept me as a gift,
Carry me for a while with pride.
Then pluck me, sending me adrift.

I'm awed by the attention spent
On me - called belly button lint.