How Can You Satisfy People?

If you are too soft
They shout “We can’t hear you.”
If you are too loud
They say “Do Not Disturb.”

How can you satisfy people?

If you are too fast
They say “Don’t leave us.”
If you are too slow
They say “You hurry up.”

How can you satisfy people?

If you are too short
They call you a dwarf
If you are too tall
They call you a giraffe.

How can you satisfy people?

If you are too thin
They call you skinny.
If you are too fat
They call you a pig.

How can you satisfy people?

If you are too generous,
They think you are a fool.
If you are too mean
They think you are a miser.

How can you satisfy people?

If you are too rich
They say you are proud
If you are too poor
They say you are lazy.

How can you satisfy people?

by Kevin, Mathare North