Keep It Real

a rhyming ditty to have a little fun with this graphic

You say I insulted your ego

Your feelings have been singed?

Hold it together, will ya?

No need to become unhinged!

 

Sure I try to be politically correct

Over and over I’ve read life’s rules

But you know I’m not a naïve sweet one

And my mama didn’t raise no fools!

 

Mind you, I don’t pretend to be an angel

But I’m not usually classified a b***h

Still, anything less than the naked truth

Will make my stomach twitch!

 

Aspersions are so easy to find

Best not to look for them if you ask me

Searching for the bad in people

Well, to me that’s just bourgeoisie!

 

To show you what a stand up "guy" I am

I’m willing to cut you a deal

I’ll only give you enough rope to hang yourself

If you’re not willing to keep it real!

 

 

Reviews

[redzone]

it's Lydi, a really real, always keeping it real, "buttercup".. er I mean a really real buttercup, keeping it Lydi .. er.. wait let me "suck it up" , it's a really real suck it up buttercup Lydi, keeping it poetically correct and "nice" ... and please please never ever be anything else. cheers to being real in 2014.. dare I say it, "buttercup" ;0), redzone now backing out the room before he gets in really real trouble... loved your poem Lydi... ~~redzone

[Lydia Shutter]

Laughing here....Curt, you really have a great sense of humor and your witty retorts to this sort of poem make me happy I wrote it. Thank you. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

how long is that rope?

oh yeah...so tongue-in cheek here...

expect me to tell it like it is...love me or hate me...I don't sugar coat my feelings..they are as real as I am.

[Lydia Shutter]

GOOD....sugar coating wears away and what's underneath is far more bitter than the truth. Thanks, Jacob. Lydi**

[EileenMarie]

That was great! So witty... I love the ending :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, EileenMarie! Lydi***

[Pryde Foltz]

Where were you two days ago? Fantastic, clever and witty. You go girl.

[Lydia Shutter]

When I saw this graphic after reading your "police" poem, I just HAD to write for it! :) Thanks so much, Pryde. Lydi**

[Pryde Foltz]

I thought it might have been inspired from that … a send you a list of people to RR. LOL.

[Lydia Shutter]

ROFL hey, I am Joisey enough to send it too.

[Ken Simm.]

Well thats us told and we should have known anyway. The finest whimsy I have read all year.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Ken....I had fun with this one. Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A worthy ditty to ward of the charlatans who dog our pages perhaps? Yes interesting to use 'guy' and not 'gal'?

[Lydia Shutter]

Well, there is no expression "stand up gal", is there? Besides, in Joisey, everyone is "you guys"! :) Thanks, John. Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

So you and Frieda are neighbours!

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, I was there till I was 16 and then my parents moved and I moved with them. Have lived in South Florida forever it seems, but I am still a Joisey girl at heart.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Florida feels a better deal. I love sun.

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, I would not want to live anywhere else. It is sunny and 80 degrees right now.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

What about the hurricanes and the crocs?

[Lydia Shutter]

Haven't had a bad hurricane since Wilma in 2005 and actually in all the years I have lived here only Andrew and Wilma were a problem. Worth it to not deal with the snow and ice in my mind. The crocodiles leave you alone if you leave them alone...and I have no need to make friends with them! :)

[Jack...]

You're a real stand up "guy" Lydi. A damn good looking one at that. Very fun to read.

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here....glad you enjoyed. Lydi**