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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POLITENESS, by FAIRFAX DOWNEY
First Line: If people ask me
Last Line: That they'd lay off asking.
Subject(s): Etiquette; Manners; Courtesy
First Line: If people ask me
Last Line: That they'd lay off asking.
Subject(s): Etiquette; Manners; Courtesy
If people ask me,
I always tell 'em:
"I'm fair enough, I've no kick coming."
If people ask me,
I come right back with:
"I'm O. K., and how's your plumbing?"
You have to answer
And tell 'em something,
Although it bores you
And seems a dumb thing....
BUT SOMETIMES
I wish
That they'd lay off asking.
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