Social Skills

When I was young I always felt that the only way I learned social skills was by thoroughly embarrassing myself.  There were rules, and I was the only one ignorant of them.

So often I felt like a fool

Unaware of some pertinent rule

Other kids had the rule book

And knew where to look;

I was absent when they taught that at school.

And now that hard won social awareness still needs work.

I’m no good at infighting tactics 

So I hate petty office politics

Because I find them hard 

They catch me off guard,

Those sneaky get ahead kind of tricks.