Some have brilliance, virtues fine:
Luster, sparkle, shimmer, shine.
Radiant glitz and warmth divine.
None of the above are mine!
Virtues? Sorry, I have none.
I'm coarse and rough and somewhat dun.
Glinting not by moon or sun.
Good traits? I have only one.
Clever friends, we walked along.
Now I sing this solo song.
One by one they fizzled out.
Lustrous worth called into doubt!
Traded gold for empty lies.
Clever ain't the same as wise.
Don't ask if I will trade it too,
Because I ain't that stupid, dude!
Virtues? I have none at all,
But I won't follow in their fall.
Good traits? I have only one:
Lusterless, but I'm not dumb.
