Hyperbolic
Patrick Cannell © 2026
I admit that things were never easy,
(Sometimes up and sometimes down).
You could always find some words to please me,
(Smooth things out but oh not now).
You're so hyperbolic, turning flickers into flames,
Vomiting a fountain of exotic and exaggerated claims.
I am hoping you will reconsider
(What you say to all your friends).
We could all be tipped into the river.
(Please sit down and make more sense).
You're so hyperbolic, turning feathers into birds,
Vomiting a fountain of neurotic and unwisely chosen words.
The image on your canvas shows the content of your mind,
Please don't let the portrait be unkind.
There's no need to overstate, the just are always blind.
Hyperbolic, hyperbolic, hyperbolic,
That's what you are.
You could always find some words to please me,
(Smooth things out but oh not now).
You're so hyperbolic, turning flickers into flames,
Vomiting a fountain of exotic and exaggerated claims.
The image on your canvas shows the content of your mind,
Please don't let the portrait be unkind.
There's no need to overstate, the just are always blind.
Hyperbolic, histrionic, hyperbolic,
That's what you are.