John Anderson Poet Rhyme

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"Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten." - Carl Sandburg
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln
"Innuendo walks a tightrope; one step off, and it lands in the heart with unintended pain." - Unknown
"A careless tongue can sow seeds of sorrow in the soil of trust." - Unknown

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unintended innuendo

As a slip of tongue whip-lashed a pun,
The hurt begun, could not be undone. 
The room hushed, smiles withdrew,
As sarcastic pathos turned its screw.

A simple phrase — at first glace plain,
Was en-wrapped in a double-meaning chain,
It landed soft, then bit deep to crush.
Its brush on cheeks, drew a crimson flush.

Though we laughed at the unintended.
The joke offended, the defiled lay un-mended.
With any apology and explanation upended,
By what was clearly needlessly intended.

Your smile and laughter were betrayed
By eyes that glanced away and strayed
To look down, downcast at the ground.
The joy, once flowing to astound, drowned.

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