Bernard Chan Poet Free verse

Small People

Some invite my contempt,
Others, my ridicule,  
Some are opposite sublime,
But none deserves my time.




Inspired by the following exchange between Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and Ugarte (Peter Lorre) in Casablanca (1942):

Ugarte: You despise me, don’t you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought, I probably would.

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Caren Krutsinger May 13, 2019 at 8:31 AM I am chuckling. It makes me smile now and maybe laugh later. Bernard Chan May 13, 2019 at 10:56 AM I'm glad to have put a smile on your face, Caren. Thank you! :)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 13, 2019 at 8:17 AM Excellent! (not Bill and Ted) ;p Bernard Chan May 13, 2019 at 10:54 AM Thank you, Maureen :))