KEEP QUIET OR SPEAK OUT?

KEEP QUIET OR SPEAK OUT?


Some make a point as they do speak;
Having made it, they go.
Some aimlessly keep on ranting,
Their plain folly they show.

A few words of relevance are
Better than a catarrh
Of meaningless blah- blah- blah-blah
That does not take one far.

But it is sacrilege to be
Just silent and speak not
When one ought to stick out the neck
And speak loudly a lot.

Lord, give me discretion to keep
Just quiet or speak out
Though unruly and unreasoned,
Too hostile, be the crowd.

• Written in abcb, 8-6-8-6 format


M C Gupta
29 March 2008