<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=440009" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Not Listening or Paying Attention</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Put a smile on your face.<br>Take your food stamps and fixed income.<br>And be happy you have shelter...<br>In a warm and safe comfortable place! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Those who looked upon you, <br>With turned up noses just last year...<br>Wish they were in your shoes, <br>Right now.<br>There is not a hint of a grin on those who ache.<br>Exposing frowns traced with bitterness and disgrace.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Take my advice, <br>And be thankful you are blessed.<br>Be grateful you are not like the rest, <br>Who are experiencing financial and emotional ruin.<br>Weighing heavy on their shoulders and reflecting stress.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'What kind of 'reading' is that? <br>You said you were a psychic! '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I most certainly did not! <br>Once again...<br>You have misunderstood me.<br>I said you need to stop your sighing! <br>Because the sight of you and hearing it, <br>Makes me sick! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">However, <br>I must admit this...<br>Not listening or paying attention, <br>Has produced for you a benefit! <br>The others will claim they've done the opposite.<br>And look where they are...<br>Tied in knots and expressing mental anguish.</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=440009" data-title="Not Listening or Paying Attention de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Put a smile on your face. Take your food stamps and fixed income. And be happy you have shelter... In a warm and safe comfortable place! Those who looked upon you, With turned up noses just last year... Wish they were in your shoes, Right now...."></div> </div> </div>

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