A Vicious Little Verse Poem by John Thorkild Ellison

My heart leaps up when I behold
A teardropp in your eye,
There's nothing I enjoy as much
As seeing people cry,
And if you sob and moan out loud
It gives me such a thrill,
It makes me want to go outside
To torture, maim and kill! !

I know you really disapprove
And think that I'm a cad,
But surely you can understand
The joy of being bad?
Being good is such a bore
And such a waste of time,
It's much more fun to break the law
And boast of it in rhyme! !