A Cautionary Tale
Give me a minute
Let me give it some thought
Don’t wanna’ jump into
Maybe something’ I should not
Let me wrinkle my brow
Let me ponder a bit
Let me mull it over
Let me see if it fits
Let me scratch my head
Stare into space
Let me put all the pieces
Into their proper place
Don’t want to be impulsive
Don’t want to be rash
Don’t want to seem timid
Yet don’t want to be brash
Don’t want to just jump in
I want to think this thing out
But first let me ask you… once again
Just what was it you wanted
…My opinion about…
Copyright © David O'Haolin Whalen | Year Posted 2015
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