the table manners

The table manners

We were told when we were young

It reflects the upbringing of your parents

Teaching us the basic elements of social grace

When we grew up we forgot about it

We went on the opposite way

We thought it was cool to forget

We paid for our meals

We shouldn't talk when our mouths are full

We may choke ourselves or bite our tongues

The social grace we never feel the need to learn

We talk loudly like it is our rights

When I eat in cafes or restaurants

I like to watch the people around me

How they make the dining tables so dirty

And they don't see it!

The mantra is this

“I pay for it

I do as I please”

There goes the table manners

Even parents do it

Showing the lack of respect on the dining tables

The children will look at it

Believing this is the way