When knowledge is the favored stimulant,
then conversation’s best if thought-imbued.
The lack makes her impatient, seeming rude.

I heard her sounding harsh and arrogant,
but now I comprehend her attitude.
When knowledge is the favored stimulant,
then conversation’s best if thought-imbued.

To seem a know-it-all she never meant.
She sought to learn but many thought her mood
was smug and vain and ought to be subdued.
When knowledge is the favored stimulant,
then conversation’s best if thought-imbued.
The lack makes her impatient, seeming rude.

(English Madrigal)