Puffery
Bittersweet is the knowin’
That being right...is sometimes wrong
That sure as the breeze keeps blowin’
Bein’ meek..is to be strong
Oftimes it’s best to not address
False claims put forth by fools and boors
Endure their efforts to impress
Lest they enter one’s mind’s doors
Nod as if the embellishments said
Were scripture writ ‘pon stone
The exaggerations true exclamations
Not erroneous to the very bone
The quiet satisfaction in
allowing a blowhard to blather on
Can be akin to Aloe on one’s skin
An annoying rash soon to be gone
It’s friends we need...in truth indeed
Suffer the puffery...It won’t last long
It’s tender mercy to their need
And always being right..
...can oftimes be wrong… `
Copyright © David O'Haolin Whalen | Year Posted 2017
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