Listening to Advice

Advice may entice

But be sure to think twice

For by following it, you surrender

Your instinct, a vice

For which you'll pay a price –

Disappointment might be what you render.

 

They mean well, those who sell

You a thought parallel

To the one that your brain seems to favor;

Still, that shouldn’t compel

You to therefore expel

From your mind any choice you may savor.

 

Even though you say no

To advice that’s gung-ho,

You stay true to your gut and its feeling,

For by not yelling "Whoa!"

You'll get caught in the flow

With results that might be unappealing.