The Highest Form of Flattery
Flattery that flows like flowers unbounded by a field,
Flattery that grows, unhindered.
Flattery that flies around you in circles.
Has there ever been a room filled with people Where flattery of one form or another was not in flight?
I love your dress. Nice car. I like your smile.
You have a great sense of humor.
You are very smart.
You have a nice family. You husband is handsome. You wife is pretty.
And even if we were not any of these things,
Who upon hearing them uttered would disagree?
Who is brave enough, honest enough, to take
Up the torch to the cause against one’s self.
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