“Smiled A Little Then Stopped”
You don’t need to be tacky,
to put someone down
just to make yourself seem witty.
In the past I might have laughed
or if I liked the object of your ridicule
more than I cared for you,
I might have given you a taste
of the trash you were spewing.
But I’m happy to say I’m not that me now,
so I will love you, spread good vibes,
and, loving you, have more love
to keep and to give, so I’ll watch you become
the salt of the earth.
You don’t need to be tacky,
to put someone down
just to make yourself seem witty.
In the past I might have laughed
or if I liked the object of your ridicule
more than I cared for you,
I might have given you a taste
of the trash you were spewing.
But I’m happy to say I’m not that me now,
so I will love you, spread good vibes,
and, loving you, have more love
to keep and to give, so I’ll watch you become
the salt of the earth.