Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Frames Steward ~ Tuesday, 8 October 2019

False friends come 
      in pretty wrappers, 
always charming, full 
            of themselves, 
little do they care 
                  to cut ties, 
simply selfish, beyond 
                        belief, 
egocentric, 
                  ego-driven, 

false friends come 
      in pretty wrappers, 
real cool, too cool, schooled 
            in manners, 
in East Coast smooth, 
                  propriety, 
ending your friendship 
                        on their terms, 
nothing but cash money 
                  keeps their 
distraction in check, 
            to stay friends, 
simply open wide 
                  your billfold, 

currency remains 
                        the language 
of false friends, candy 
                  wrappers tossed, 
may you never see them 
                                    naked, 
especially hard 
                        to resist, 

in a heartbeat, 
                  they drop people, 
no one but their vested 
                              interests, 

pathetically ignorant, 
                                    cash 
remains their prime 
                        focus in life, 
endlessly preoccupied 
                                    with 
turning a buck 
                  into hundreds, 
turning hundreds 
                        into millions, 
yet, capital, 
            accrued interest, 

win over no one 
                  but false friends, 
reminding themselves 
                        of their worth, 
assets like wives 
            and property, 
properly assessed 
                  by false friends, 
pertain 
      only to accountants, 
eventually, they find 
                        themselves 
reflected 
            by associates, 
surrounded 
      by their own image. 

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