Suffering Fools Lightly

When I have little patience
Am I somehow out of line
With folks whom I consider fools
And don’t deserve one wit of my time

Maybe others are more tolerant
And I see this as a sign
Is it that I seek perfection
An unrealistic goal of mine

My intolerance is of my own making
Still I continue to soldier on too
Maybe somewhere there is a use
For my own personal point of view

But most of all I see that now
I have to accept and pay no mind
To the myriad reactions to any situation
As a normal trait of all mankind

John Cornick
Halifax, NS
  Submitted By: John Cornick