180000
4
Practitioners …of dirty dealing…
Signatories of forgeries…
Be… it, poet…
Prince or president
Masters of the flair
Clever …chaps or chicks…
Learn the pattern
Of the magic …of the game…
Being, sly …slick…
Wicked ways to create
The shadow of a doubt…
And nuances…
Of the required …double dealing…
To create the maze…
The
Fine arts of pilferage…
Sleight …of hand…
To gain …advantage…
Perhaps …a clever ruse
To turn the crowd
No rules…
Therefore, no limit
To what ruse …may be avowed…
Murder, mischief…
And all manner of mayhem…
Lying, cheating and stealing…
Misrepresenting truth in every form
Practice their art
Trading blows, setups…
Dress …rehearsals…
For the roles they’ll play
And the price they’ll pay
For failure…
If crime don’t pay…
The boss… won’t play…
Punishment …is swift…
Consequences, deadly
Setting up marks…
So demanding…
Requires careful planning…
And/or
Unerring instinct…
Pickpockets, purse snatchers…
Bush-wackers and waylayers
Beggars and thieves
Backstabbers
Con men and rollers…
The devil himself
Might …be proud…
Ill intentions
Darken the days
Of innocent victims
As long shadows,
Begin to advance
Like markings
On a sundial…
Penetrate the last
Mark of the day’s light
As lazy silhouettes
Merge and blend
Creating the wall…
Turning day
…into night
C2
