Banter
He “Never say I can't?”
She “Why not meet defeat
admit you're seldom right.
Saying you CAN is vanity
and looking for a fight.”
He “Don't look back on failure ...?”
She “Dwell on failure is what I say;
thank failure with a smile!
A learning tool is what it is
to shorten your next mile.”
He “Good results are scant.”
She “Oh goodness, where are you looking?
You breathe the air where roses bloom
and eat your wife's fine cooking.
Taste the gift of life; don't focus on doom.”
He “But, praise is less than complaint!”
She “Enjoy the ACTION she says, not the praise!'
You decide, what you value
and all the judgments you raise.
Your worth of self is what you should pursue.”
He “Embrace the TRUTH with stoic composure.”
She “The truth...which truth is that?
Laugh, I say, in the face of those
who would oppose you, tip your hat.
Revelations come to those who grow!”
He “Be rawhide tough and BULLDOG mean.”
She “Oh God, what men don't do?
Be sweet, be soft be kind I say
and like will return to you
for your soul you've not betrayed.”
He “Defeat has no place in our repertoire ”
She “It's not defeat to wish upon a star.”
© Jan 2012 Charles Henderson
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