If you can’t say something nice. Say nothing.
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If you can’t say something nice . Say nothing.
Fortunately I’ve been told I’ve a silver tongue
You would not believe me if I told you but
Only people with silver tongues never offend
Usually they are clever enough to be kind
Clever in the way they talk , the right words
Are coming out of their beautiful mouths
Now I have been told I have a beautiful mouth
That was long ago and I think that man lied
See he was the one who taught Me English
And he was just saying this to be nice
Yes he said “If you can’t say anything nice”
Say nothing. So I said nothing n I had lots Say.
Only I was inhibited not saying anything nice
My phobia grew so I learnt poetry by heart
Eventually speaking in only pure rhyme
The people could see I was different
Having no malice against anyone at all.
I never would gossip, never sand-bag anyone
Never take part in character assassination
Give false witness, commit perjury or lie
No I would say nothing if it were not nice.
I found that if I only said the good things
Comfort them when the were feeling down
Eventually they thought that I was a liar.
See a liar needs everyone else to be truthful
And I could only say nice things or nothing
You know how they told you that if you did
Nothing , the devil would make work for you
Or you would be given a silver tongue
Then with a silver tongue you’d be a poet.
Having learnt all those poems and been nice
I wandered the earth reciting poems by heart
Now my days are filled with guiding God.
God then inspires all poets to write only in
PRAISE. With kind regards.
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Written by Philip.
November 23rd 2018.
Apr 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019 at 2:37 AM UTC
If you can’t say something nice. Say nothing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you can’t say something nice . Say nothing.
Fortunately I’ve been told I’ve a silver tongue
You would not believe me if I told you but
Only people with silver tongues never offend
Usually they are clever enough to be kind
Clever in the way they talk , the right words
Are coming out of their beautiful mouths
Now I have been told I have a beautiful mouth
That was long ago and I think that man lied
See he was the one who taught Me English
And he was just saying this to be nice
Yes he said “If you can’t say anything nice”
Say nothing. So I said nothing n I had lots Say.
Only I was inhibited not saying anything nice
My phobia grew so I learnt poetry by heart
Eventually speaking in only pure rhyme
The people could see I was different
Having no malice against anyone at all.
I never would gossip, never sand-bag anyone
Never take part in character assassination
Give false witness, commit perjury or lie
No I would say nothing if it were not nice.
I found that if I only said the good things
Comfort them when the were feeling down
Eventually they thought that I was a liar.
See a liar needs everyone else to be truthful
And I could only say nice things or nothing
You know how they told you that if you did
Nothing , the devil would make work for you
Or you would be given a silver tongue
Then with a silver tongue you’d be a poet.
Having learnt all those poems and been nice
I wandered the earth reciting poems by heart
Now my days are filled with guiding God.
God then inspires all poets to write only in
PRAISE. With kind regards.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Written by Philip.
November 23rd 2018.
If you can’t say something nice say nothing
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