It's a losing proposition
you won't come out ahead
if you try to play word games
with one whose life is in what's said

so take my advice and play it straight
no twisting or dodging about
say what you mean, mean what you say
we win that game each time without doubt

though it's not much of a paying gig
we take it seriously
words are at the heart of things
they're what can set us free

so don't play word games
with a poet, my friend
you'll come out behind
in the end.