BIG LIES

Here's an extension of my earlier poem "Little lies" called, quite naturally I suppose, "BIG LIES" :-)

BIG LIES

Higher placed people tell great big lies

And tend to profit from their porky pies

But if I ever thought that I'd like to try

I'd be kicked out for my own tiny lie

So here is a small word to the wise

Be careful how you choose your lies

The claims about themselves are often fake

If lies are big enough, they’re almost sure to take

Eager fools will believe the lot, for pity’s sake!

Even when they’re a chancer on the make

But if you’re at the bottom of life’s layer cake

Choose both your battles and the lies you make

Those empty promises might drag you all to hell

But ambitious souls weave their tales so well

That gullible folk don’t hear the warning bell

And rich folks’ lies are not so hard to sell

Underlings however, if you must rebel -

Be very wary which lies you decide to tell

Honest folk simply don’t have the knack

Non-professional liars - such skills they lack

If they’re found out they’ll get the sack

They’re told to gather their stuff and pack

Sometimes to tell the truth is the best attack

There are better ways to get your own back

'Cos when those people weave their web of lies

And tell false tales, fluttering their eyes

Honesty sometimes proves a cunning disguise

Designed to bring about the wicked’s demise

So here’s a little piece of advice quite wise

The truth is far better than a pack of lies

MAWH 020617