Diffuse it. <br />Refuse immediately to be teased. <br />Recognize when you are being baited. <br />And do not premeditate, <br />A nibbling of it to taste... <br />To eventually become displeased. <br /> <br />Leave it as it is. <br />There is no need to hesitate in waiting, <br />Wondering if the one who baits... <br />Will come to realize, <br />You are someone to prize... <br />And not one to foolishly waste. <br /> <br />Diffuse it for that which establishes value. <br />Refuse immediately to be teased. <br />Recognize when you are being baited. <br />And do not premeditate a nibbling of it to taste. <br />To then be left feeling remorseful, <br />Because of a decision you chose yourself to make. <br /> <br />Leave it as it is. <br />Save yourself from the crying of tears. <br />Save yourself from something that appears, <br />Devoted to commit... <br />When there is not a hint of any evidence of it. <br />Diffuse it with a refusing to be teased.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/leave-it-as-it-is-2/
