Some disagree Even agree to disagree, but Do so respectfully Then throw a hardball When you are looking the other way Hope they cause some pain Rain on your parade But what happens next What is in the text? Are they happier? With a leg up on you Or regretful because They broke their pledge I have to conclude It was all talk in the first place They cannot stand to be wrong Have failed to apply critical thinking To what they are doing or saying Scavengers of information from Unreliable sources Words can be hypnotic Draw one into the web Not knowing or wanting to know That only truth can vindicate What can they do now? Beat you up or walk away? Neither is a good choice They have offended Broken an alliance Not been true I am okay Need no rebuttal Have no desire to rebuke I can live happily with my position Will not yield control of my emotion I pray; may karma have its way Stanski February 8, 2020 ^