BILL PRINGLE

PUSHING PAINT


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I don't like that I am fat.
I don't like that I am old.
I don't like that I am cold.

I've got dog shit on my shoes.

After a sudden mild spell
I jumped too quick to nature's bells

No crocuses pop up
Just empty coffee cups

Nature knows better than to reach through this dirty snow
Only condom rappers make a show

Rotting heaps of winter line the street
And I've got dog shit on my feet

The smell of cut grass will take its place
I could accept nature's joke with a little grace

But I have a hangover in my soul
And my fingers and toes are really cold.