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Jan 22, 2010
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Can't Not
Can't Not
You can't not be rude by saying,
"I don't mean to be rude but . . ."
You don't not be bad by saying,
"Not bad but . . ."
You can't be excused . . . after,
by saying "excuse me but . . ." before
And you can't say
"With all due respect, sir,"
And then go on to disrespect.
The reason for all this being,
The seizing of grace
Makes it really hard to give it.
You can't not be rude by saying,
"I don't mean to be rude but . . ."
You don't not be bad by saying,
"Not bad but . . ."
You can't be excused . . . after,
by saying "excuse me but . . ." before
And you can't say
"With all due respect, sir,"
And then go on to disrespect.
The reason for all this being,
The seizing of grace
Makes it really hard to give it.
— Clem, Jan 22, 2010
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babyg
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its good
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