Not One Bad Word
Stephen Sandoval, NYC
March 24, 2006

She's a quiet lady.
Never bothers anyone
And she never has anything bad to say
About anyone or anything in the world.

She's always optimistic;
Oftentimes exceptionally, unrealistically.
With sincerity, she laughs at just the right time,
But oddly, I do not trust her and I fear I never will.

So refined is she with her catch phrases,
And she possesses such sweet, seductive filler words.
Every word is as fine cognac surrounded by chocolate,
But I've come so close to my limit on cocoa consumption.

I just wish she'd aim to tell something like it is.
I just wish she had one complaint about something.
It is strange I know, but I feel that her uplifting songs
Are just as unsettling as the song of eternally disgruntled souls.