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! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AUTUMN DIALOGUE by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE DISPUTE OF THE HEART AND BODY OF FRANCOIS VILLON by FRANCOIS VILLON |