Shattering Myths Poem by Gary Diamond

Shattering Myths



It's always good to shatter a myth or two.
Get those preconceptions thrown out with the dirty dishwater.
Turn the angles round a little bit.
Keep the mind guessing and not stuck in habit.

For example;
Actors seem as giants among men.
Yet many are shorter than you or me.
It's their presence that is big.
(And maybe something else you don't see on screen, in some cases.)

Politicians convince you their figures are nothing but truth.
However if you look even a little closely
You'll see someone cleverly forgot
To carry the one, the two and the three.
(That's a backup plan, and an excuse if it catches up with them.)

The girl with the sexy voice on the telephone, there's a good one.
Sounds like honey on the first day of spring.
It belongs to a three hundred pound heffer
With coarse body hair and body odour.
(That's not to say they're a bad person.)

You see, just because a myth has been around since the dawn of time.
Doesn't mean it's as tough as granite or diamond.
Usually it's as thin and delicate as a wine glass.
And just as well-formed.
(Therefore very easy to break, although you can't break them all.)

Shattering myths is fun, but be sure to keep one eye to the ground, not an ear.
You wouldn't want to step on people's toes.
Not all the time, anyway.

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Gary Diamond

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