Twisted Common Sense

You'll be loved if you are happy
They'll praise you if you smile

You'll be critized for being sappy
They'll let you cry alone over the mile

You'll be right if you laugh
They'll share the joke while you take a bath
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Townsend Avatar
March 28, 2009 at 11:47 AM
This one speaks so much truth. It seems everywhere we turn we are judged or criticized for all that we are, say or do. Wonderful write. Smiles from Lolita
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March 28, 2009 at 11:37 AM
This is so real i understand because sometimes of only a long bubble bath can wash away the negativity of all the criticism of a harsh day keep writing
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