Social Commentaries
Discretion
From Shapes of Clay (1903)
Social Commentaries
SHE:
I'm told that men have sometimes got
Too confidential, and
Have said to one another what
They--well, you understand.
I hope I don't offend you, sweet,
But are you sure that you're discreet?
HE:
'Tis true, sometimes my friends in wine
Their conquests do recall,
But none can truly say that mine
Are known to him at all.
I never, never talk you o'er--
In truth, I never get the floor.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “Discretion.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/327/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “Discretion.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/327/.
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