WET PAINT

© 2012 Danna Shirley

Why do we believe the experts when they say there are four billion galaxies . . .

          but won’t trust a sign that says “WET PAINT?”

Is it because there’s no way we can count four billion galaxies . . .

but we can touch the wall to see if the paint is wet?

Is it curiosity that leads us to stretch out our finger . . .

or lack of faith to believe what’s right before our eyes?

OR . . . is it just plain rebellion that no one is looking . . .

and no one will ever know what we did . . .

and we absolutely need to know if that paint is still wet?

WHY do we need to know?

BECAUSE WE WANT TO TAKE DOWN THAT BLASTED SIGN!!!