"Good day Madam" the elder spoke up
to the five-year-old with a tea cup
"Good day Mister" the girl replied
"Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Why thank you very much, I would"
he said, as he bowed to tip his hat.
She handed him a saucer, then a cup,
carefully poured, so not to spill a drop.
With watchful care he lifted his tea
to sip a sup and gaze thoughtfully.
"Good lady I must with all honesty say
that this is the finest I've sipped today."
The young lady smiled, so to underscore,
and replied "Thank you Sir, care for more?"
© Goode Guy 2011-06-01
Why
Why do I care so much?
You're mean, spoiled and self-centered
So, why do I care so much
I don't even like you
You're a drama queen and a brat
So, why do I care so much
I don't want to be around you
You're vain, ignorant and annoying
So, why do I care so much
I don't want to be your friend, but I see
You're fragile, insecure and lost
Is that why I care so much?
Love me if you want to,
Laugh at me I don't care,
Just don't hate me,
Don't you dare.
I've seen good in this world,
I may have seen the best
From everywhere around,
From east to west.
And I've seen the bad,
I may have seen the worst,
Much, much worst than
Those who've just cursed.
I don't care if you treat me
Like your personal guest,
You are still
Certainly not the best.
And I don't care when you're around me
You are at your maddest,
You are still
Not the baddest.
I know I'm not the bad guy,
I know I'm not the good girl,
I know I'm not the anti-Christ,
I know I'm not a pearl.
But I guess no ones the best or worst,
Nor perfect or the opposite,
You can improve too,
So don't quit.
Do you see it, do you know
What the mirror sees, how you glow?
Your eyes so bright so fascinating
Your smile so wide, illuminating
You love so well, your soul so free
You embrace it all, even me
Your life seems so simple, you make it so
Although there is much I don't see, or even know
You often can wander, amuse yourself
When I would be stricken, and confused - Myself
Things I would never dare, not even consider
You lunge into 'thout care, 'thout even a dither
You laugh when you smile, and smile thence thus
The whole world is your oyster, quick joy your lust
I can see you now, walking, bright-eyed, into life
the grand marquee, the circus, all strife
You don't care if anyone is near, beside you
Don't care for anyone to protect, to hide you
So where will you go, and what will you do
When all others fail, and I in shadow, lover, mute
Do you think of consequence, of failure, like me
Or do you surge on, no care, conscience free
I often wonder, as I wander in my analytical fugue
Do you wonder, feel, love, know, as I do?
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