True apologies don’t need qualifiers;
No mitigating fault with modifiers.
One can’t be contrite when deploying backhand.
I imagine each unmeant word tastes like sand.
Gratitude’s not genuine when half’s complaints.
Appreciation & grievance mixed will taint…
The entire point of an effort to make right.
It spoils all chance of empathy for your plight.
So, go ahead & pout, kick rocks & hit bricks.
Blinders are falling & more see these cheap tricks.
L.B.Stowe 