Foregoing Walls

having dealt meditational 

applications of paint to the

foregoing walls of a bedroom.

a more youthy white cracked

open over aging eggshell.

all the same, as if uniformly

sheen.

try as it may, a paint roller

leaves a frumpy stripe from

corner to ceiling.

begging for brushwork.

it's an intimate little chat

with striving perfectibility.