Just Leave Mame Out Of It

Lode Van de Velde

You could blame it on weather

You could blame it on dust

You could blame it on whatever you simply must

You could blame it on temperament or

hormones or such

You could blame it on apparitions

You could blame it on so much

It does not much matter the content

of blame

the fingers

will point

the intent

is to shame

which by the way

not a game- ender
as too many proclaim

us here on the spinning blue marble

that we all for a time share

too lately, too easily, slough off 

righteous shame we should bear

So forget the excuses the

the rationales the evasive

runs and the whining-on rants
if you are even a teeny bit to blame

put on and pull up your big girl and big boy

responsibility pants


clean up your shame

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