Didn't your mom ever tell you?

Didn't she tell you?

That if you can't say anything nice

Don't say anything at all?

Didn't she tell you once or twice?

I bet she did - you forgot?

Forgetting's not a crime

or is it? Well it can be

I'm afraid it is, this time.

Maybe you should count to 10

before you open your mouth and blurt

out your ill formed - thoughts?

not considering who you might hurt.

You're not bright enough to know it yet

perhaps you'll never be -

but this time, dear, I think you'll find

your words bite you, not me.

Bummer!

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Linda R. Mar 27, 2007, 7:45am EDT

That's telling her, flit. Good job!

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William M. Mar 27, 2007, 7:49am EDT

Great, Flit.

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Laurun M. Mar 27, 2007, 7:52am EDT

Very nicely put. Why was it a crime?

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flit . Mar 27, 2007, 7:54am EDT

I was thinking of it in terms of crime & punishment, Laurun - i.e. there are potential consequences for her running off at the mouth

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Lydia O. Mar 27, 2007, 8:35am EDT

I am thinking of these as the "Mother" poems, flit...I think they'd be interesting to perform, don't you?

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Susan G. Mar 27, 2007, 9:33am EDT

Who ever Valerie is...............I hope she reads this! I too know a Valerie who's mouth is disconnected from the brain.

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Paul B. Mar 27, 2007, 10:59am EDT

Very clever, flit.

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flit . Mar 27, 2007, 1:20pm EDT

Kathleen R. - thanks so much for your comment; I especially appreciate knowing that the poem was successful in that respect .... I often feel a bit of pity for her as well..... she has no clue what a maroon she is or how offensive she can be.

Lydia - will have to give that some thought.... been kind of playing with the idea of pulling together all the short stories and bits & pieces I've written through all this and see whether I can flesh it out into something marketable.

Susan - she wouldn't get it ... would need a dumbed down version with illustration. Oh, that was mean, wasn't it? True though

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Carol Roach Mar 27, 2007, 6:57pm EDT

very good hon, words too hurt, and many times we open our mouth and put our foot into it

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Tamara B. Mar 28, 2007, 1:06am EDT

what did she do now?

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flit . Mar 28, 2007, 1:20am EDT

she is such a valerie!

between the rest threatening R with a lawyer, and finding out all the ~interesting~ tidbits she's been going on about, you'd think none of them wanted anything after all.

Talkabut shooting yourself in the foot!

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Susan G. Mar 28, 2007, 9:43am EDT

Flit - I wonder if it is the name LOL..........Please no offense intended towards any Valeries out there. My step sister and two different collegues share the same attitude. I have to say They are pig headed and ALWAYS right. And all for themselves! To defend the name.......I also do know two other Valeries that are kind and wonderful women!

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