Finally

 

 

I tried to believe it

But I really could not

I had covered all ends

But I still got caught.

 

Later I discovered

I was set up by a friend

A straight case of envy

And that was the end.

 

Someone came calling

And I answered the knock

On opening the door

I was confronted by a cop.

 

It made no use running

He had me good

And he read me my rights

As a good cop would.

 

For a moment or so

I considered a bluff

But before I could decide

I was in handcuffs.

 

A police car ride

And placed on remand

Then off to the Law Courts

In a new brand van.

 

Guilty as charge

Then came the sentence

Seven years hard labour

Despite my repentance.

I know I was set up

Of that I have no doubt

I was planning to settle that

When I got out.

 

However, I thought it over

And I plan to go straight

Cause this prison life

I most definitely hate.

 

Finally, I was caught

And I got my comeuppance

And all I have to show

Is a prison sentence.

 

Stewart Russell © September 7, 2021

 

 

Stewie's Silly Snippets Volume 8

Look and Check

Look before you leap

Check before you speak

If to these two you treat

Offense you’ll not oft repeat

It’s Inevitable

Cry, it doesn’t matter

Some will always chatter

Yours has been the former

Theirs will be the latter

A Lesson Learnt

I find it interesting

You find it disgusting

We both find it enlightening

A lesson is in the reckoning

Afraid to Climb

I climbed to the top

That’s when I dropped

What an awful flop

Now glued to the spot

The End of the Game

Only one remained

They were all insane

Now who’s to blame?

It’s the end of the game

Stewart Russell © July 2018

Couldn’t Wait

Last to arrive

But the first to dive

Their best they tried

But he didn’t survive

Finally

A full slate

Then a prolonged wait

Finally an open gate

Now she’s the late

Unresolved Conflict

Tempers boiled

Then a gun recoiled

The earth’s sod soiled

Life’s expectancy foiled

Luck Runs Out

He should have looked

Instead he ducked

Of course he was struck

There ended his luck

Regarding Dependency

In God you should trust

There’s no heart in a bust

Iron will rust

You will lie in the dust

Stewart Russell © July 2018