It’s a parasite?

Can you explain what a soul is,
do we need one,
is it necessary?
Is it like an appendix
a ticking explosion
without it you can live
with it your a ticking bomb,
shit how long till you explode?

Please explain,
is it an identity?
Nobody has explained this to me.
Can you live without it,
I supposed right?
It has no function really
it’s what an apparition
that shoots out of a vessel?
Wait. So it’s a parasite?
Please rip it out of me,
pull me into a back ally
go ahead rob me
leave me in a tub,
I’m not a good host anyways.

Thanks for reading.
-Temperamentally Tina