Pointed Fingers
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Taking away what one has brought,
To a table serving others well.
No one should sit complaining.
Or have it heard what another brings,
Brought to offer to dish it up.
Or to share information beneficial.
If the time has come,
For one to sit back, relax...
And doing nothing else but that.
Enjoying a selfishness,
One thinks is owed and long overdue.
Like others who judge,
What one chooses to do.
Although...
For whatever their reasons may be,
The fingers they point to pass judgement...
Are never pointed at themselves.
Unless expressing to embellish,
An over dramatic exaggeration to tell...
About how well they did something to do.
Not done at all yet remembered to amuse!
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Submitted by lpahtillah on July 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 654 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 8 |
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