Cover Your Mouth When You Speak

Nursery Rhyme

Cover your mouth when you speak

Ignorance is contagious

It cripples and blinds the uneducated

Those who have not been vaccinated

By the volumes of science read, not dictated

Cover your mouth when you speak

Your podium, an amplifying tool

That calls the sheep into Sunday school

And helps politicians to play the fools

Cover your mouth when you speak

Lest you seek to ruin or flaw

Those chronicled and precious natural laws

By waggling that hideous worm inside your jaw

Cover your mouth when you speak

Reviews

This poem probably has the best auditory effect I've seen for a long time. Reading it aloud, I naturally go for a rather bold, declamatory voice during the three-line stanzas, but go soft during the one-lines - an effect which works to the poem's advantage and is not something I artificially forced. The poem itself is very focussed and sharp as sword, helped by the very strong and consistent rhyming scheme. Knowledge is power, but false knowledge is false power; one must be sure to extoll the first, and condemn the second. A good read and a good poem, most definately! =)

[EMMIE]

VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING AND REALLY A GREAT CONCEPT THOSE FIRST LINES ARE MY FAVORITE.

[jkhatz]

Haha! I have a long list of public and religious figures I'd like to send this to. However, I can't imagine they'd understand, considering how inflated their self-importance is.

In one fail swoop, you have managed to capture all our views, giving an eloquent voice to our thoughts. Just magnificent.

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we are compelled to follow the masses..a poignant message to think before you open your mouth..

[Mockingbird]

succinct and aphoristic. i agree 98% of the population are sheep. this is an astute commentary on society today. just like the saying goes: who speak knows not, who knows speak not. great job.

[stellasautelle]

Great poem... flows really nicely. :)

[Tunder]

lovely poem! Great, effortless rhyming.

[....]

This is so truthful and couldn't agree with you more.
Loved the rhyme scheme and flow as well. Awesome write
that speaks so much truth!

[L.M.K.]

This is the best example of repetition I have everrr seen. THis is a great example. I love this poem. It's motives are true and ti poses a good point. The rhyme was great, it really flowed and it was just generally a great poem.

[imm's place]

powerful message and insight. beautifully done, mary

[Sarah]

I really enjoyed this. (: The rhyme was flawless and never sounded awkward. This would definitely be fun to recite to a few people, who think they know everything. :P Great job! ^_^