Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

What's Wrong With You, Man

If I spit at you
  Wouldn't you smile at me

If I swung a bat at you
  Wouldn't you give me a big hug

If I trashed your store
  Wouldn't you want to hire me

If I hurled epithets at you
  Wouldn't you vote for me

If my folks and I'd been doing this for 65 years
  Wouldn't you want to live next door to me

Huh?  You say you wouldn't?
  WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, MAN?

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Krish Radhakrishna June 7, 2020 at 6:19 AM Education is the key. A hurt mother begets a hurt child. Need to break that chain and create opportunities for all! Ignorance makes villain of a man. Gershon Wolf June 7, 2020 at 1:05 PM Oh, so true. Great insight. It does, indeed, start with the parents. They pass on the problems to the kids, and on and on... :) gw

Mahtab Bangalee June 4, 2020 at 5:02 AM friendship begets friendship and the heart of love but the hate begets lockdown death!

Caren Krutsinger June 4, 2020 at 4:44 AM This is a reflection of what is happening in many ways.

Judy Ball June 3, 2020 at 8:25 PM Love this Gershon. That really is the way people seem to think these days. Like the story of the two thieves talking about a man they tried to rob and failed. "Man that guy fought dirty. Did you see him sic his seeing eye dog on me!" great job Gershon. Fave. God Bless, JB Gershon Wolf June 3, 2020 at 9:15 PM Ha, ha. Reminds me of the blind customer who came into Home Depot and started swinging his seeing-eye dog around by the tail. A worried associate asked if things the customer needed any help. Nope. Just looking around, he answered. lol. Thanks, Judy, esp. for the FAVE. Peace and Calm, Gershon

Tom Cunningham June 3, 2020 at 8:13 PM A strange mentality some have today, they think it's you who has got the problem. Strange times we live in. Tom Tom Cunningham June 4, 2020 at 4:53 AM It's a free country, scratch what you like lol. Gershon Wolf June 3, 2020 at 9:13 PM Strange -- and SCARY! The older I get, the more time I spend scratching my head... Could be worse; could be scratching something else. lol. Thanks, Tom! :) gw