Old Paint
By Austin Jepson
November 16, 2016
Peeling off the wall,
Old paint always looks
So sad.
No longer bright or bold,
No longer vibrant or rich.
Just old.
Where did all the years go,
When life felt clean and paint
Was fresh?
Hues of decades past,
Stylish then, but now they look
Out-dated.
Think of ways to open up rooms,
Knock down the walls,
New paint.
Are you remodeling because
Someone needs a change
Of color?
Could life’s problems all be solved
With a paintbrush and a color wheel?
Not so.
But, fresh paint covers life’s stains
And chips and marks and
Old blemishes.
Calling for painters.
Bring me your brushes and scaffolding.
I’m ready.
As I am sanded and stripped
And my walls are prepped,
Clean deeply.
Choose me a color that is happy and bright,
That won’t fade in the sun,
Like blue.
Look to the sky or the ocean
Or find me a color of
The rainbow.
In my new house, or new life,
I want to love to stare
At walls.
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Don C Jepson says
November 18, 2016 at 10:01 pmAustin, it is good to see you writing again. Sometimes I feel like old paint that is peeling off the wall myself. A fresh new coat would feel good. Sometimes a new color changes everything. Love you. Grandpa
Justin Stoddard says
December 15, 2016 at 7:45 amThis is cool…I never thought of old paint like this…changes how I look at things!