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Brian Rihlmann
Poems
Feb 2019
Putty And Paint
Don’t hide
behind those drapes, boy...
come on out here,
let us have a look at you.
Does he do any tricks?
Shake his hand, son.
Don’t be shifty eyed
or stare at your shoes,
they’ll think
you’re hiding something.
Speak up!
Be a man!
Stand up for yourself,
shout the other guy down.
Maybe you can be
president someday.
All you do is sit
in your room,
playing with blocks,
reading books...
Why don’t you play
with the other children?
Get out there in the crowd!
What are you doing
roaming in those woods
all by yourself?
What will you do
with all those books you read?
Come on...
we’re going to town,
gonna do some shopping.
I know it’s loud,
but you’ll get used to it.
Gotta be prepared
for car horns,
jackhammers,
gunfire...
What are you doing
over there?
Don’t turn that over.
Leave it be.
And smile for the camera!
Come over here,
into the light.
Don't skulk around
in the shadows
like our guilty conscience.
Aww...it’s all right.
You’re just a bit cracked.
Here...a little putty,
a little paint,
and look how you shine!
Written by
Brian Rihlmann
44/M/Nevada
(44/M/Nevada)
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