Costly

     Talk is cheap, they say

       though it may cost you

         your source of pay

ironylossmoneyspoken wordrhyme

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John Lawless

September 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM

.."if a lie of the blackest will save you then lie while you have the breath in you"...

David Crandall

August 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM

haha, so true! hmm, usually (not always) I could keep my mouth shut at work. Why not at home?

Gershon Wolf

August 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM

Can't let down that guard at home, my man. Scream at work if you must!

sara Etgen-Baker

August 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM

good one, Gershon! appreciate the light insight in this poem, enjoy your week ahead, Sara

Gershon Wolf

August 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Maybe the light AND the insight... Ahem, I imagine that's stretching this one a bit, eh? lol.

Hilda Greenhough

August 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Yes, but I'm retired. Everything is said now.

Gershon Wolf

August 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Gee, whiz, golly-socks. Not having the time of your life yet, Hilda? This is what it's all about! The 'golden years.' ... So-named because everything costs at least a pound of gold, I think.