20151103 (advice)

Never tell a mother her child is ugly

Don’t open the door to let the dog in

Unless you’re ready to let the cat out

Never say that’s a clever thought I’ll

Record it when I remember it later

Never put your wallet anywhere but 

The wicker basket where you’ll

Always find it never put your mail

In the wicker basket on top of your

Wallet if you can read the name

Badge on your lapel it’s upside

Down you can buy too many

Batteries never believe anything

Following this will strain your 

Credulity you can miss things

That advertise don’t miss this

Do not feel compelled to say hello

To a former spouse or other long 

Extinguished flames you’re 

Playing with fire saying hello to

Recently extinguished flames

Don’t contribute to political causes

You favor unless you’re ready to

Delete a lot of e-mails even from

The cause you once favored never 

Give a sucker an even break try

Not to bark up the wrong tree

Just because he has an honest 

Face is no reason to think he 

Didn’t do it I ask you gentlemen 

Of the jury are these the legs of 

A murderess oh you thought we

Could make it to the next gas

Station I don’t care if a stitch 

In times saves nine get somebody

Else to do your sewing I never

Knew anybody before who buys 

At retail no I said turn left twenty

Miles ago at the old brewery

Tell me you didn’t say that it’s

So easy just put one foot in front

Of another then slide with your

Left to the right all our rooms

Are like that when the crickets

Blow in from the desert I can

Give you a can of Raid the 

Non-alcoholic punch is on the

Right as you look at it not as

It looks at you pick the lid up

Well try not to give until it feels

Good you don’t think those

Are her real boobs do you after

All is said and done at the end

Of the day when there’s nothing

To be gained by continuing to 

Argue that’s the time that’s the

Time I love the best be sure

You’re right then apologize

What’s it to you de nada zip

Zilch who cares so’s your old

Man if at first you don’t succeed

Look for the silver lining

I never said that

c. J.S.Manista, 2015