Things I Don'T Understand

THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND * First the facetious stuff then the seriously bad * Moralizing punch line which I usually do add. Don’t understand difference between horse and pony. Don’t understand languages like Gaelic or Shoshone, All sound and look pretty much the same. Why do some folks get excited about football game And other folks get wild about fashion clothing While I regard both with loathing? Don’t get it when a rich guy walks past a poor And doesn’t even notice him standing in the door. Or when evening news shows unwanted puppy rescued While millions are lonely, homeless, dole-queued. Must be my lack of proper education and sensibilities But when I meet old ladies living under shopping trolleys My instinct is to equalize the difference ‘tween us Sell my limousine and chauffeur and take a bus. I reckon that my ignorance and ill-education’s Why I never learned to behave properly in such situations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . * Title was given to me by Nancy Jones ( Nancy with the laughing eyes) * “Bad” means “good” in Mohammed Ali’s vocab, so that’s good enough for me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .