People are Stupid (and We are People)
Welcome to the cock-up club !,
You find us in good company,
For all of life is here.
It only takes a simple flub,
Or wrong-conclusions jumping free,
To sign up for the year.
We’ve all pushed at those doors,
Ignoring signs
That clearly say to pull.
We’re all stripped to our drawers,
From time to time –
With wits of cotton-wool.
But dare to look us in the eye,
With chin held high,
And take all come-what-may –
“I may have lost the plot,
But it was still my shot,
And mine to throw away.”
Welcome to the cock-up club !,
Where fellows blunder in size-twelves
When hacked-off at the knees.
A school-of-hard-knocks learning-hub,
Where silly-billies kick ourselves
With foot-in-mouth disease.
We’ve all passed through those doors,
Pulled up a chair,
And slumped and sulked a-while.
My tale is much like yours,
We’ve all been there –
At least let’s gaffe with style…!
Let’s dare to look them in the eye,
And dignify
Our faults without a frown –
“We may have made mistakes,
But they were ours to make,
And ours to double-down.”
Rhyming Couplets 