BEWARE THE ONES THAT CALL YOU “DEAR”

("Karma's a bitch." - MY NAME IS EARL)

Beware the ones that call you "Dear"
and whisper Shakespeare in your ear.

They'll talk about you when your head is turned:
"A witch from Salem - to be burned."

They'll give you gifts because you're poor:
then steal your time and beg for more.

They'll praise with words not from the heart:
Because telling lies is such an art.

And when you dare to tell them "No."
A living Hell's the debt you'll owe.

Remember Iago - spreading lies:
like a tumor until someone dies.

Men in masks of painted gold:
Making sure the truth's untold.

And they whispered Shakespeare in your ear:
Beware the ones that call you "Dear."

Poem © 2009 by Dylan Mitchell