Painting the Trash Cans

Senior year, student government
I couldn’t do anything right
When told to paint the trash cans
Our class colors, blue and white

I added my own touch to the job
Always doing too much
Scrawled my name on all the bins
Hoping to gain more fame

Some thought I was uncool, to
Expose myself to the whole school
All I was supposed to do
Was to paint the trash cans blue

The next year they were painted red 
I was forgotten like I were dead
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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January 22, 2020 at 11:30 PM
A very enjoyable, amusing poem, Jackie. :=)
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