DISCRETION
We place stuff on a public shelf
That should be kept inside a drawer
Behind securely bolted doors
Stuff for our eyes alone.
We put stuff in a hostile space
That shouldn’t be shared anyplace
Things that bring ridicule; disgrace
Then we argue and moan—
About how “they” don’t understand
And skew the latest tea, at hand
And then, we actually demand
That they, promptly, butt out.
We justify, and we defend
We spin, and spin, and spin, and spin
Are mad they put their two-cents in
And then commence to pout
And say THEY’RE missing the context
Should “wrap it up”;
Stop talking—NEXT!
Just ignore all the messy mess
They would NEVER have known
Had we not been, so desperately
Seeking allies; community
To take our sides, in stuff that WE
So hastily have sown.
We pray they ignore what they saw
Pretend they saw nothing at all!
Imply they have no wherewithal
To reason on their own
We say they have no right to judge
No right to think; no right to nudge
And ask WHAT were we thinking of
Shouldn’t we have known
What would happen when the truth
Escaped the confines of our rooms
Courtesy of our failure to
Contain what we condone?
But here’s a thought: Perhaps, if we’d
Remember, that our words and deeds
Have no better guarantee
Of being safe, than if we’d
Take them OFF the public shelf
And, think about what grandmas said
As they gently patted our heads:
“If you don’t want your business spread
Just keep it to yourself”.
-VRWc2025
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#wisdom
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