On Being Diplomatic Poem by Sandra Martyres
On Being Diplomatic
He grits his teeth
And bites his tongue
To calm his nerves
And keep remembering that
He has to be diplomatic
Irrespective of the nerds
That surround him
Or their idiosyncrasies
That hound him
He has to be diplomatic
He does not utter a word
That could be misconstrued
Leading to a long and painful feud
He has to be diplomatic
Even if practices around him are unfair
Causing him a further loss of hair
In addition to other health scares
To challenge them he will not dare
He has to be diplomatic
So what is diplomacy all about?
Quite simply he will shout
It is about being a hypocrite
Someone who refuses
To call a spade a spade
And instead concentrates
On mouthing meaningless niceties
Instead of some well deserved profanities
That would have gone a long way
In keeping the pigs under control and at bay
Maybe this explains where all those heart attacks come from..it has been proven that holding your tongue under stress exacts a huge toll on the body little by little..love the way you described the problem and the solution.
'On mouthing meaningless niceties Instead of some well deserved profanities' now, Sandra, a little diplomacy please! (heh-heh, well said!)
A well-articulated and amusing piece of work, Sandra, on the dilemma of diplomacy!
Excellent write Sandra on the curse of the modern world...Fi 10+++
this country is infested with these hypocrates..and it gets into the family too...a lovely topic
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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strongly worded poem, Sandra... very meaningful...i give you 10