Do Not Flatter Me
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Please, do not try to flatter me
with those capricious words you speak,
perspicuous but inurbane...
their undercurrent, quite oblique.
They may seem kind to you for sure;
beneath, though sweet, alienate
with mean, malignant metaphors
that make the sugar dissipate.
I will not be your sought scapegoat
and gravitate to cunning words;
with meanings so transitory...
they're swished away like flocks of birds.
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Contest: Ten Word Challenge
Sponsor: John Hamilton
Judged: 09/17/2016
Required Words to Use:
alienate, capricious, dissipate, gravitate, flatter, inurbane,
malignant, perspicuous, transitory, scapegoat
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2016
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