Senses

People use their eyes to pry and their ears to eavesdrop

The tongue can be a catalyst bringing relations to a full stop

 

The hands and legs they take orders and follow mindlessly

The heart can be gullible and naive, not taken seriously

 

Nerves go tingling down the spine in a rather fickle manner

Whether you are in love or in danger, it throws the spanner

 

The senses five are meant to combine giving you direction

Each decision that you make followed by adequate action

 

Sometimes though, eyes deceive or speech goes out of hand

Sometimes ears don’t filter baloney or fishy smells go bland

 

In this jumble, the senses tumble and aren’t always cohesive

There is one essential element that acts as an adhesive

 

That one elusive sense is ironically called common

If you find it in anyone, bless him and say Amen!