THE WAY YOU SAY IT

THE ART OF KNOWING WHEN TO SHARE

AND WHEN IT'S BEST TO NOT GO THERE

IS ONE I HAVEN'T MASTERED

BUT DOES IT REALLY MATTER

IS IT BETTER TO TELL THE TRUTH

THAT MAY BE MISCONSTRUED AS RUDE

OR HIDE IT DEEP INSIDE

AS SO MANY HAVE TRIED

KEEPING SECRETS TO THEMSELVES

BUT HOW MANY HAS THAT HELPED

I GUESS SOMETIMES NOT WHAT YOU SAY

BUT IN THE WAY YOU SAY IT

IS SOMETHING THAT MAY CAUSE DISMAY

MAY NOT APPRECIATE IT

Author's Notes/Comments: 

TENDENCIES TO BLURT THINGS OUT THE WAY THEY COME TO MIND...NEVER READ A BOOK OF ETIQUETTE...WHO WAS THAT...EMILY POST COMES TO MIND BUT NOT SURE...MAY HAVE HEARD EXCERPTS OF IT BUT NEVER READ THE WHOLE THING...SEEMED SILLY TO ME TO MAKE UP SUCH RULES ON HOW TO DO THINGS... OR THE PROPER WAY OF DOING OR SAYING THINGS... GUESS YOU COULD SAY I DID IT MY WAY...MAY BE BLUNT AT TIMES... A REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE OR MAYBE JUST BECAUSE...