Last week, my teacher yelled. <br />He scolded us for talking loud. <br />'You're smart, you're talented, ' <br />He shouted, <br />'But that's no excuse for RUDENESS! <br />In life you need manners, <br />No one cares if you're gifted <br />If you never say please or thank you! ' <br />Some cried, some protested, <br />Some sat there and thought. <br />My teacher was right; <br />We gifties have big brains <br />Use 'em <br />And mind your manners.<br /><br />Cheryl Cheng<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gifted-9/
