Don't Be A Wallflower Poem by RIC BASTASA

the night is
cold
and so are the
walls

if you keep
on being that
you soon
will freeze
like a Popsicle

try being
the wine glass
enjoy
the clicking
to such
a good health

taste their
lips
do not mind
being
drunk

keep this matter
clear
enjoy the night
do not be stuck
on the walls of your
past

keep the caution
somehow
on this fragility
and clarity
do not break yourself
and fall as shatters
of glass
on the floor