Stupid Looks Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

People are now heard saying,
What 'could' have been done...
When what 'should' have been done,
They did not do.

Ignoring what has been stated,
To have someone else appear as if crazed...
Delivers the opposite effect,
To eventually reveal...
Those who procrastinate standing,
With stupid looks on their faces.

People seem only quick to listen,
After and not before something to them happens.
And to those they have chosen to critique and slander,
They are 'always' proactive...
With their character assassinations.
Even when they have clearly victimized themselves.

People are now heard saying,
What 'could' have been done...
When what 'should' have been done,
They did not do.

And they seek to lay blame on someone else,
As if it is their tradition to not self examine.