Words Better Left Unsaid Poem by L MILTON HANKINS

A word of praise for you dies on my lips
Before I give birth to a despicable lie
Words better left unspoken, a mere token
Another phrase with soft sarcastic drips
I swallow quickly and quietly with subtlety
Not unlike the loud and nasty quips
You have flung at me from time to time
And I was supposed to overlook your snips
Lest I upset you I swallowed many a reply
A mere token, words better unspoken
Time comes when I will have better scripts