You can lead a horse to water
But you can’t make him drink,
You can tell a man the facts
But you can’t make him think,
You can tell him you’re angry
And you can tell him why
But don’t be upset if
He doesn’t bother to reply.
He’s probably tired and worried
Trying to make ends meet
Juggling his money so
His family can eat.
He works all hours he can
For the minimum wage
And he has to toe the line
Just can’t show his rage,
And he’s in despair
That he needs the food banks
He’s got over the shame
As he mutters his thanks.
He knows he should be angry
Knows it isn’t right
But the struggle for survival
Has killed his will to fight.
Unless you’ve been in his position
Unless you yourself have been there
You just can’t know the effect of
Hopelessness, defeat and despair.
So, don’t talk down to him
Just try to understand
And if you are able
Give him a helping hand.
Being angry is a luxury
When you’re bottom of the heap
When all you have in life
Is to eat, work and sleep.
Leave the horse at the trough
And in time it may drink
Treat a man with respect and dignity
And in time he may think.
You can lead a horse to water
But you can’t make it drink
If the only lake is a lagoon
And the stagnant water stinks.
Animals may be “dumb” or “stupid”
That may be your true thought
But the horse won’t drink poisoned liquids
And that’s not something it ever needed taught.
You can lead a child in the way to grow
But you can’t make them exact
And those who have tried now know
Concepts, not statements, keep one intact.
You can stand in front of a classroom
And completely lack a brain
But parents let you lie and “teach”
Which is a damn crying shame.
You can lead a man to knowledge
And beg him to simply read
But don’t tell me it’s college
Which runs simply to fill a vacuous greed.
Because if you really led him to wisdom
There wouldn’t exist a need
For once you’ve tasted, you have a hunger
Wisdom always needs to feed.
You can lead a horse to water,
And you can drown it in the drink
If you believe you’re teaching
But the lesson doesn’t sink.
When you lead the horse to water
And try to make it drink
You can’t just preach facts and figures
You have to teach how to think.
To my seeds,
Do as I say/ and not as I do.
Remember,
Never let your right hand know/ what your left hand is doing or thinking.
Evaluate,
You can lead a horse to water/ but you can not get it to drink.
Learn,
You can live in a glass house/ and then turn around and throw stones.
Life,
A drunk person/ always speaks a sober mind.
Inspiration,
If you start off with a lie/ you must keep up with that lie in order to avoid the truth.
Lesson,
If you always tell the truth/ there will be ever to remember.
Love,
Its a misunderstanding of two fools/ its time for me to stop being one.
Trust,
Always follow your first mind/ it will never lead you wrong.
Very mysterious, no heart on her sleeve
Not what I know yet what I believe
Always I will love her, she can't rob me of this
Among things she stole, respect and bliss
God only knows, what makes her tick
I can't see inside. Too stubbornly thick
Along with anger, always comes pain
If only I could shelter, umbrella the rain
You can lead a horse to water, but can't do the rest
The repetitive stabbing has wounded my chest
A boomerang, I will always come back
A post it note, complete with a tack
Signed, sealed and delivered. Written in stone
Dedicated in hopes, our relationship, I will hone
A guardian angel, from a far
On the darkest of nights, that one shiny star
Like the weeds in your lawn, I won't let you down
Here I will stay until I am found
You can lead a horse to water
but you can't make it drink.
You can lead a man to knowledge
but you can't make him think.
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I'd like you to meet my Uncle Joe
He's the vegetable of our family.
That is, if we listen to statistics.
According to them, the experts,
Since Joe didn't die by the age of five
He is now a vegetable.
Well! We wish every family
Could have vegetable like ours;
On that walks, talks
And has given us many years
Of pure pleasure and
More love than we'll ever deserve.
How many vegetables do you know
That give the world's best hugs
And tell you every day you are beautiful?
How many vegetables do you know
That pray for you every day?
How many vegetables can crack you up
By misquoting old sayings-
"You can lead a horse to water
But you can't make him stand on his head"?
Yes, we are extremely fond of our vegetable
He's been in our family
Over 50 years and although
He is pretty spoiled rotten by now
As vegetbles sometimes
Become after a time
We plan to keep him around for fifty more!
A lie in the middle :-
How many years' did you work in the coal mines lazy Roger ?
Reply ' Well 27 years and proud of it.
What about the 25 years you had off in the middle ? !
You can lead a horse to water but it does not mean it will drink
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Too many cooks soil the broth
Count your fingers backwards. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and five on the other hand makes
a total of 11 fingers . !
My father used to say :-
You can lead me with a silk thread but don't drive me with a stick.
You can lead a horse to water and
I bet he will drink it
You can give a squirrel a nut and
Watch him crack it
You give someone your heart and
They stomp all over it
You can talk and yell until you
Blue in the face because
THEY JUST DON'T GET IT
You can give jack a beanstalk and
See how quickly he climb
You can give cinderella until 12:00 and
She's home at 11:59
You lend your friens and family your car keys and
They out just drinking and driving with it
Cinderella may have lost a glass slipper but at least
SHE GOT IT
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