his writes have smelly odor, much sarcasm, hope he read Mind Your Language
Please mind your language when you speak to me
Don't dare to cross my clear set boundary
This life is hard enough without word wars
So speak with good intent and don't leave scars
I do not have the time for guess work, dear
Make motive clear, your conversation steer
to truthful words, for they are sure to find
a deep connection that our souls will bind
I do not care for feigned affinity,
so mind your language when you speak to me
Covert sarcasm does not have a place
If that's your way, in my life there's no space
Address me in the way I speak to you
No more, no less is what you need to do
I need to see if you are friend or foe
A play on words just makes it hard to know
Don't show me disrespect, or I will leave
Won't wait to see what you have up your sleeve
So speak up clearly, not with dark pretense,
for if you do, you'll get your recompense
Please use your words to heal and not to harm
This type of speech enraptures with its charm
Acknowledge good and cover up the bad
This type of conversation makes one glad.
Mr. Jeremy Brown
His students he had to calm down
He tried to teach them English
But ended up in confused anguish
Miss Courtney
The principal who hated men's blarney
Paid Mr. Brown's class a surprise visit
Not one correct answer could she elicit
10.22.2021
"Mind Your Language" comedy series
For Joseph May's "Clerihew 2" contest
Words can foster friendship
Words can create enemies
Words can trigger disputes
Words can help settle them
Words can spread terrorism
Words can counter the threat
Words can launch an offensive
Words can be a defensive tool
Words can incite attacks
Words can repulse them
Words can issue commands
Words can inspire control
Words can draw up plans
Words can execute them
Words can spark off a war
Words can negotiate peace
Words are the most powerful tools
They can do anything in this world
So, choose your words carefully
And, use them sensibly…
Mind your language!
The words you use have a serraded edge
they cause the deepest damage
they also take the longest time to heal
speak with kindness in your heart
As words can wound , meant or not
whether said in the heat of battle
or delivered from a cold heart
the pain is the same the wound as deep
speak gently in a measured tongue
leave expletives unsaid and exclamation unused
use the language of Marcel Marceau.
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