Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ANOTHER MAN'S POISON, by CONSTANCE MILTON


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ANOTHER MAN'S POISON, by                    
First Line: I squander dollars while you save the pence
Last Line: For horn of plenty filled with iodine!
Subject(s): Advice


I squander dollars while you save the pence.
I'm in the fight, while you're upon the fence.
I eat and run the while you masticate
The contents of your neatly grooved blue plate.
My books are dog-eared, yours are seldom read.
My dog's a mutt. Yours is a thoroughbred.
I never wear my rubbers when it rains.
You do, and get neuralgia for your pains.
You think my friend is common, but he's kind.
Yours is a cad, however much refined!
It may be true that opposites attract,
But not for long. This ends our little pact.
Deliberate, as always, my dear boy.
For once I have. I hope it gives you joy
That I at length have taken your advice
"To look before I leap." To be precise,
I cannot change this cherished dearth of mine
For horn of plenty filled with iodine!





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