“Entertain Me”

Entertain me,

So that I may be,

Distracted from

My heart and mind of me

Put me at work

Give me something to do

Because I can’t do nothing

And face the truth

You see for me

When it gets to quiet

And oh my friend

I cannot deny it

The truth comes out

Really loud

So give me something

That will divert me

Be it even a book

Or magazine

Or the lady

Who flirts with me

I know what I’ll do

I’ll blare the radio

So I’m not alone

And when I’m there

I’ll watch the boob

Yes the boob tube

And free my mind

In TV land

That will keep me

From thinking

Entertain me I say

I cannot face the truth

Another day

It bears its claws

Within my head

And says

Hey boy!!

You need to

Look at this here!!

The dogmatic

I threw out the window

Quit pushing me

Haven’t I seen enough to see?

Let me play in a pleasure bath

And be like the others

Please at last?

What’s so wrong with them?

Any who?

Oh wait

Forget I just asked

Another question

That I’ve already passed

I don’t want to go

Through the maze again

I just need to be entertained

So that I can get

Some sleep my friend

Divert me

Flirt with me

Dance
and sing with me

Just simply do anything

That will keep me away

Away from my brain

Here it is simply put

I enjoy myself I do say

I see no reason I shouldn’t

Any way

But I say

Entertain me,

So that I may be,

Distracted from

My heart and mind of me

And the truth that be

For all to see…

Ryan Brady O’Reilly

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