says "Hello, friend"
I think "Oh yes. What's your game, pal?
Whatcha want to sell me?
Insurance? a politcal candidate?
A point of view? A god?
Someone's religious ramblings?"
"Hello friend " comes with a smile
which says "Hey, I'm a nice guy.
Trust me. I sincerely am!"
Does he care if I'm a nasty piece of work?
Molest children? Abuse women?,
Lie? Steal? Cheat? Not he.
I'm his "friend",
a marketng oppotunity.
Well, my friend, when you
openned your mouth, you
showed your teeth,
and behind them I saw a serpent's eyes glinting in the blackness of your mouth.
In Yorkshire, where I live,
the slightly threatening response you'd get
is "on your way pal" and in these parts,
when someone you've never met before says "pal",
he's not trying to sell you something.
But he might quite suddenly hit you.
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