My Mistake

Don't try to pay a compliment
To someone who's not bright.
Your message will get garbled
In his mind's eternal night.
He'll scowl and hurl insults,
And you'll think, “I should have known.
One needn't bother praising
Someone stupid as a stone.”



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2020-05-11 at 16:38

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