James Browning Kepple

get out of your shell

a turtle with his flippers and long striped head

just pushed the door open and strolled in

he's not walking about over my girlfriends underwear

he's staring at the pastels on the floor and the empty easel

what he wants I have no idea as I sit in boiling water

he noticed my heat and is now in retreat back to the hall

what a shame of a soup I am