Do Not Flatter Me
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
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