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Beware The Nice Guy
Beware the nice guy of self-repute
wearing sainthood like a cloak
atop the mask of feigned respect
for those considered likely prey
they'll gladly crush the miscreants
those who scorn the fair elegance
of a sex thought far too fragile
to stand upright against their toxic ilk
a mantra spills from slick tongues
forked while speaking calming words
a need to praise them without love
hold them safe in false respect
the rest of men are shown contempt
for the intimacy that's been withheld
heaped on others but not the pleasant
this wounded soul most would not touch
malice burns beneath the words
fueled by anger ill-concealed
a hatred of those finding love
and the ones providing such
the nice guy misrepresents
a worldview that seems contrite
asking grace to be granted
while damning love's true reward
we're all flawed in life's scars
the burnish gone by the years
a richness comes from old stains
met halfway when resolved
we've learned that polite is a farce
look instead to the rest
survivors that are made wise
to honeyed words in front of hate.
© 2018. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20180417.
wearing sainthood like a cloak
atop the mask of feigned respect
for those considered likely prey
they'll gladly crush the miscreants
those who scorn the fair elegance
of a sex thought far too fragile
to stand upright against their toxic ilk
a mantra spills from slick tongues
forked while speaking calming words
a need to praise them without love
hold them safe in false respect
the rest of men are shown contempt
for the intimacy that's been withheld
heaped on others but not the pleasant
this wounded soul most would not touch
malice burns beneath the words
fueled by anger ill-concealed
a hatred of those finding love
and the ones providing such
the nice guy misrepresents
a worldview that seems contrite
asking grace to be granted
while damning love's true reward
we're all flawed in life's scars
the burnish gone by the years
a richness comes from old stains
met halfway when resolved
we've learned that polite is a farce
look instead to the rest
survivors that are made wise
to honeyed words in front of hate.
© 2018. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20180417.
Published 17th Apr 2018
Author's Note
The poem “Beware The Nice Guy” was inspired by thoughts about the toxic version of the nice guy.
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17th Apr 2018 2:09pm
forked while speaking calming words-- This line defined the whole poem for me, makes me think of the bible story- of Satan in the guise of a forked-tongue serpent. He was a NICE GUY, offering what even God did not, a taste of the fruit granting the knowledge of good and evil and putting man in the same pedestal as God. His niceness made man lose the love of God.
Thank you for this poem
Thank you for this poem
