She too has her pride though she is getting old <br />You tell her that she is lovely to behold <br />Though she may have her hair dyed for to cover her gray <br />Most women like to be noticed for that is their way <br />For your age one might have thought you'd have better sense <br />Than asking why does she hide her gray and cause her offence <br />'Tis true about ignorance that ignorance does show <br />Of the ways of women so little you know <br />That she wants to be noticed is human 'twould seem <br />And for a woman to be told she looks well is good for her self esteem <br />Disappointment to her day you have managed to bring <br />You have hurt her feelings by saying the wrong thing <br />Before you thought once you have spoken twice <br />Lets face it you have not been thoughtful or nice.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/by-saying-the-wrong-thing/
