I have two ears and one mouth and use them in just that proportion,

I like to listen twice as much as I speak, it's true to say,

It's wise to pay attention, to cut out all distortion,

As I might learn something that I didn't know this way,

And though I have opinions, I'll avoid the hard temptation,

To, "Bump my gums," incessantly in order to be heard,

For if we truly listen to each others conversations,

We just might hear the wisdom in each others words.