You Become Stupid Poem by Hebert Logerie

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.