<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=435161" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Even with Their Sunglasses On</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I do not pussyfoot or beat around bushes.<br>And I don't get offers to speak sweet messages either.<br>Not publicly.<br>I am prone to be...<br>Less controlled by proper etiquette.<br>How boring can people get? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">In fact...<br>In the middle of my presentations remembered, <br>People were riveted to their seats.<br>Undecided whether it was safe to exit, <br>Or stay fixed in one place to slowly breathe.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My last poetry reading...<br>I stripped bare! <br>There was static in the air.<br>And I needed to clear it.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And those witnessing in a state of shock, <br>Did their best to keep eye contact with me.<br>They knew I was there to deliver a message, <br>With a package unwrapped and firm...<br>Then! <br>And I was proud to be able to reach such heights.<br>The older I get, <br>I have noticed my emphasis has drastically changed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Today...<br>People have raised their expectations much too high.<br>Even with their sunglasses on...<br>I can still tell where the focus of their attention is! <br>And it is not on listening to a word I have to say.<br>So I have discovered another more appropriate way, <br>To rise to the occasion.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I have not lost my ability to entertain.<br>It isn't easy finding more effective ways, <br>To handle my business.<br>And...<br>At least get 'someone' to appreciate my efforts.</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=435161" data-title="Even with Their Sunglasses On de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I do not pussyfoot or beat around bushes. And I don't get offers to speak sweet messages either. Not publicly. I am prone to be... Less controlled by proper etiquette. How boring can people get? In fact... In the middle of my presentations remem..."></div> </div> </div>

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