You Become Stupid

Sometimes When you are too arrogant You become stupid When you are too incompetent You become stupid When you are too grandiloquent You become stupid When you are too belligerent You become stupid When you are too racist You become stupid When you are too egotist You become stupid When you are too insensitive You become stupid When you are too divisive You become stupid When you are too aggressive You become stupid When you are too heteronormative You become stupid When you are too xenophobic You become stupid When you are too demagogic You become too stupid When you are too narcissistic You become stupid When you are too misogynistic You become stupid When you are too negative You become stupid When you are too abusive You become stupid When you are too dishonest You become stupid When you think you're the very best You become stupid When you're a pathological liar You become stupid When you are too vulgar You become stupid When you are too extreme You become stupid When you are too obscene You become stupid When you are too selfish You become stupid When you smell better than fish You become stupid Sometimes When you put other people down You become a clown You become stupid As an example, Cupid Was wise, humble and nice When you are stupid You pay a heavy price You go down as the worst In history, not the very best It pays to be fair, respectful and just All the gold, the glitters and the lust Are not eternal; they do not last With time, they get lost in the past Let the people do the cheering and the bragging The world is not dumb, everybody is watching. Copyright © September 2018, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.