<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434762" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Don't Want to Give My Shade Away</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Don't want to give my shade away.<br>Today it's too valuable<br>And it's not easy to just give it.<br>Like yesterday.<br>When some would deliver it, <br>WITH a nose lift! <br>I only hope they have some left refrigerated.<br>These are not those times anymore.<br>Pruddish snobs have pawned their offenses.<br>Many of them.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I remember when some gave me shade.<br>And now they don't have it to give away.<br>They once gave shade as if with them it would stay.<br>And only 'they' were able to give it.<br>But their philosophies and mine have changed.<br>Today I am more selective as to who gets my shade.<br>And if it has not been earned...<br>Who ever gets it has to pay! <br>I am not into that kind of charity.<br>I've been demoted by those motions.<br>And now I don't devote my time to those 'giveaways'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Don't want to give my shade away.<br>Are you serious? <br>Some took away my dignity, <br>So I could afford this! <br>Today? <br>It is too valuable.<br>And it's not easy to just give it.<br>I've learned to be selfish.<br>I want to see some remorse.<br>At least some effect of my willingness, <br>To intimidate.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'My brother...<br>We must learn to turn the other cheek.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I agree.<br>Close your eyes.<br>I have a surprise for you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Owww! <br>Why? <br>Why did you hit me? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Excellent.<br>Maintain your training.<br>One day you will be skilled.<br>Wait until you graduate into the 'tongue in cheek' arena.<br>I bit many a tongue on that one!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434762" data-title="Don't Want to Give My Shade Away de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Don't want to give my shade away. Today it's too valuable And it's not easy to just give it. Like yesterday. When some would deliver it, WITH a nose lift! I only hope they have some left refrigerated. These are not those times anymore. Pruddish ..."></div> </div> </div>

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