You Have Not Harmed Anybody Poem by Francis Duggan

You have not harmed anybody in any way
So why do you worry what others of you do say
And even if they speak untruths of you this gives you no reason to fear
Since of any wrongdoing your conscience is clear
In every village and city and town
There are people in their words who like to drag others down
For to meet one of their sort you do not have to walk far
Not even as far as your local public bar
There are some negative and small minded people for to give them their due
But the saying we are what we are does remain as ever true
It is a fact of life that everyone you know is not your friend
This is how we are why otherwise pretend
And since you have never harmed anybody any attention why bother to pay
Of the negative things of you that a few do say.