Thou art my friend and yet my foe. <br /> Thou praiseth me dishonestly. <br />Why is that thou acteth so <br />Art thou afraid of hurting me? <br />An enemy who honestly <br />declares my work is full of flaws. <br />Helps to improve my poetry <br /> and thus adopts a wiser course. <br />Although he may show prejudice. <br />Attacking my attempts at verse <br />and show no sign of compromise <br />Methinks your flattery is worse. <br />I take both with a pinch of salt <br /> and still improve though by default. <br /> <br />18-Sep-08 <br /> <br />http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/awesome-or-awful/
