John Arribas Poet Rhyme

The Critic

THE CRITIC
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


You may know me if not always by name
I’m the person that always has a complain
I’m critical of nearly anything day after day
I seldom, if ever, have anything positive to say

Its an easy business I’ve been in it for a while
I can torpedo an idea without cracking a smile
My initial investment was practically zero
I was the only kid on my block without a hero

I couldn’t play with Billy, or his terrier mutt
My parents said his mother dressed like a ****
I couldn’t play with Sam there’s too much strife
Besides its rumored his dad beats his wife 

My parents trained me methodically for this role
Don’t need education  just  jealousy in your soul
I never mistakenly said or say anything positive
I know a hundred or more ways to be derogative

So if you know me or someone I resemble
Make a quick exit you cant afford to gamble
The odds are stacked you wont escape
Sticking around me is a fatal mistake

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