Чёрная кошка III (black cat III)

A smart person can speak About someone else's mistake - without poison About money - without greedy, envious glances About the truth - without malicious skepticism and bravado He argues without shouting doesn't look for a shortcut Doubts But doesn't fall into darkness and a dead end And if the argument is stronger He doesn't cling to his own He's not afraid to change What he believed in yesterday Smart conversation Leaves room Smart conversation Doesn't stifle - it leads Smart conversation You can hear freely After it, inside It becomes clearer People give themselves away Not in a single phrase aftertaste after that's the criterion After some, noise remains After others, the desire to breathe Empty talk, like dust, clogs thoughts And Smart, even about pain Leaves the desire to live And if the argument is stronger He doesn't cling to his own He's not afraid to change What he believed in yesterday Smart conversation Leaves the way Smart conversation leads forward Smart conversation Audible After it, inside It becomes clearer Not louder than everyone Or more precisely Wrong to death But alive Change your view If a fact Stronger than habit And empty pride Smart conversation Leaves the way Smart conversation Doesn't stifle - leads