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So what do I think, When wandering through The hordes of armoured advice That is offered in chains Of expectation That can close like a vice? If they go to war When you ignore Their oh-so-nice Advice, It’s no advise at all, But an order, a command, A carefully concealed demand. You can listen to it, sure, But I’d sooner bed the enemy. Advise should be a gift, Nothing taken, only this: Remember what the Cat said, “If they were right, I’d agree, It’s them they know, not me”, A fundamentally Self-serving philosophy. Isn’t that the point? Or do our friends think We’re no longer free? Keep your own council, And leave my wars To me.
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Apr 17, 2015
Apr 17, 2015 at 6:50 PM UTC
Advice
So what do I think, When wandering through The hordes of armoured advice That is offered in chains Of expectation That can close like a vice? If they go to war When you ignore Their oh-so-nice Advice, It’s no advise at all, But an order, a command, A carefully concealed demand. You can listen to it, sure, But I’d sooner bed the enemy. Advise should be a gift, Nothing taken, only this: Remember what the Cat said, “If they were right, I’d agree, It’s them they know, not me”, A fundamentally Self-serving philosophy. Isn’t that the point? Or do our friends think We’re no longer free? Keep your own council, And leave my wars To me.
mv-blake
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Apr 17, 2015
Apr 17, 2015 at 6:50 PM UTC
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