Many Just Want To Be Overheard Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Why do many people have those attitudes,
As a tool to use...
To believe is cool.

And why do many people choose to be big fools,
As if a golden rule...
They had learned at school.

Many can't stop themselves just to listen.
So many want to be just overheard.
And when given chances to be understood,
They rather do it with the cursing of choice words.
To cuss and fuss with making up stuff.
As if to prove,
They can cuss and fuss and huff and puff up!

Growing older but remaining schoolyard 'dummies'.
Believing it is funny to be fools.
Growing older but maintaining to be cunning.
As if a doing to be stupid makes them look cute.

Many can't stop themselves just to listen.
So many want to be just overheard.
As if a doing to be stupid makes them look cute.
With belief it's funny to be made fools.

And when given chances to be understood,
They can cuss and fuss and huff and puff up!
And not to listen.
But they'll cuss and fuss and huff and puff up!
To be heard...
They can cuss and fuss and huff and puff up!
And not to listen.
But they'll cuss and fuss and huff and puff up!
To be heard...
They can cuss and fuss and huff and puff up!