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Courteously Rude
Silent- head down low
Eyes flickering away
Emotions masked so they won't show
Biting your tongue day after day
Polite smiles and gestures
Careful thoughts only spoken
Honest conversations rarely a pleasure
To keep traditions from being broken
Guilt at judgments that spill
Anger at being restrained
Lying's a necessary skill
Inconvenient truths are detained
We're 'polite' and 'courteous'
By looking away; through deceit
I find that ironic and rather humorous
But 'manners' and tradition you can't beat
Copyright ©
Elsa Gonzalez
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