If an unkind word
appears,
File the thing
away.
If some novelty in
jeers,
File the thing
away.
If some clever
little bit
Of a sharp and
pointed wit,
Carrying a sting
with it ~
File the thing
away.
If some bit of
gossip come,
File the thing
away.
Scandalously spicy
crumb,
File the thing
away.
If suspicion comes
to you
That your neighbor
isn't true,
Let me tell you
what to do ~
File the thing
away.
Do this for a
little while,
Then go out and
burn the file.
~John Kendrick
Bangs