If You Never

If never your situation has resigned you to expiration Then professing “What he should have done” is quite the meaningless declaration So if never you’ve felt the frigid breath of death upon your own neck Your second guess should be curbed at best Unless adept to directly reflect If never you’ve chosen love preferring to lust within an instant Then never should you counsel on the requirements of commitment And if never a child you’ve had because being without them was your preference Then far be it for you to question my methods without point of reference If never you’ve gone hungry or lived in shelters overcrowded Then why claim “It’s only money” if you’ve never known life without it? And if never you’ve been homeless And your money truly piles in drifts Why offer a poor man gruff instead of a dollar you wouldn’t miss? If never you’ve seen a day where a crime made you a victim Then never should you look down on one who earns an honest living No matter a man’s occupation Ask God to give him strength to push through Because if never he made a dollar doing that There’s a chance he’d be taking from you So if never you’ve walked these shoes Then humble your views Shoes are not all leather These truths are not meant to amuse But to keep you from speaking just to try and sound clever And if speaking you feel you must Never speak of storms you haven’t weathered Because if never you’ve had the pleasure of knowing never You wouldn’t ever Copyright © 2013 by Daryl R. Gaines. All rights reserved