Self-Control

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Title:     Self-Control
Author: Thomas W. Talley [More Titles by Talley]

Befo' you says dat ugly word,
You stop an' count ten.
Den if you wants to say dat word,
Begin an' count again.

Don't have a tongue tied in de middle,
An' loose frum en' to en'.
You mus' think twice, den speak once;
Dat [49]donkey cain't count ten.

FOOTNOTE
[49] The somewhat less dignified term was more commonly used.

[The end]
Thomas W. Talley's poem: Self-Control

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