by Richard Jay Shelton
Ah, you say,
A better life?
A fancy home?
Money?
Social rank?
You can have it.
I’ve tried God knows
There
I go
Uncorking
Another bottle
Put me down:
A park bench,
Green grass,
An empty street.
I will sink…
Drowning in the deep of my bottle.
Richard Jay Shelton was born in 1946 on a navy base in Coronado, California, but has lived most of his life in Los Angeles. He is a successful artist whose work can be found in the Smithsonian and other museums throughout the country. He has been painting and writing for forty five years.
Richard Jay Shelton was born in 1946 on a navy base in Coronado, California, but has lived most of his life in Los Angeles. He is a successful artist whose work can be found in the Smithsonian and other museums throughout the country. He has been painting and writing for forty five years.
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