If people thought before they spoke

If people thought before they spoke;
There is always space, always time,
Cut off correction, withheld joke
and buried vehemence under lime.

If people thought before they spoke,
Whether or not 'twas founded well,
The crow who picks as infants choke,
Notepad and pen is forced to sell.

If people thought before they spoke,
I wouldn't have to say these words.
But sometimes saying what you want
Is best to shock the little turds.

Thomas Lennard