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I'm sorry for being all lips and no ears

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John Roedel
Aug 27, 2024
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unsolicited advice is being
given medicine we didn't ask for

we hand out wisdom
to anyone who has
trembling lips 
like it's a car wash coupon

I am guilty of this 
all of the time

  I think I know how to
help you to sew your wound
shut with the needle and stitch
of my babbling ego

instead of just holding your hand

  I'm sorry if I have been
all lips…

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