Thursday, August 18, 2005

Speak Now

Speak now, boys, or forever hold your peace.
Do you remember how the baker spoke
When you complained about his stupid joke
And said the bagels weren’t fresh? The police
Came, right? You cried, he yelled you were obese,
You said his hands were filthy, he should soak
In brine, he offered you a gentle poke;
You all got a conditional release.

What profit that a gentleman should gain
The world but lose the one girl of his dreams?
So even if you have to work in teams
Speak now, boys: argue, beg, cajole, explain,
Expostulate, orate, expound on pain,
And loss, and love; there’s no shortage of themes.

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