Roman Ryan

Willing politeness
to be contriteness

is like willing a cat
to fetch a stick. 

Nice will listen thrice
before talking twice.

The kind of lice
that cannot be found

near a broken bone
are a kindness vice;

each runs away when
the going get too chuffed.

Go then, with this lack of ease
to the place where please

coughs and spits out
a hairball's stiff breeze.

Apologize once, softly,
and carry two big sticks.