"Foot in Mouth Disease"

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Author's Note: The following is the 12th poem in my self-challenge to write a poem a day. Click here for the first poem in this challenge. Thank you for reading and wish me luck to keep the pace ❤

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“Foot in mouth disease.“

That’s what I call it.

This habit of mine

To say what I’m thinking.

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It gets me in trouble a lot.

A dangerous habit, indeed

For someone like me —

Someone afraid of contention.

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I cringe when I think

Of all the uncomfortable moments

That could have been avoided —

If only I’d kept my mouth shut.

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This “foot in mouth disease”

Is inconvenient, at best

When you’re someone like me —

Someone afraid of contention.

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Yes, it’s true, I suppose —

I wear my heart on my sleeve.

An interesting truth

I used to never believe.

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I work so hard to keep the smiles,

Maintain my composure.

I even learned long ago

How to smooth ruffled feathers.

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But I can’t seem to control

My sighs and eye rolls.

Worse yet, I speak my mind —

Not a pretty habit for a girl.

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“Foot in mouth disease.“

That’s what I call it.

This habit of mine

To let you know how I’m feeling.

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You don’t approve, I know.

And you know I hate contention.

Still, I can’t help it, you see.

It’s a disease, after all.

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I really do hate the conflict,

And I wish I was more composed.

But this “foot in mouth disease”

Is not easily cured.

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And truthfully, my dear,

I wouldn’t fix it if I could.

You see, it has its blessings —

And it really acts as a shield.

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This “foot in mouth disease”

Of mine — Well, my dear,

It keeps people like you at a distance.

So, in the end, it’s a blessing.

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© Lena Borondia 2022, all rights reserved

Previoiusly published on Medium

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