Ode to 'Politeness'

By A.A. Milne

If people ask me,
I always tell them:
"Quite well, thank you. I'm very glad to say."
If people ask me,
I always answer,
"Quite well, thank you, how are you today?"
I always answer,
I always tell them,
If they ask me
Politely ...
BUT SOMETIMES

I wish

That they wouldn't.