Jim Used To Say Poem by Francis Duggan

Your word is your bond Jim Used to say
But on this he feels very different today
For renovations to his home to a bogus builder thousands of dollara as a deposit he did pay
For trusting he did lose out in a big way
What has happened to Jim does not seem very nice
But some of our lessons in life can come at a financial price
He is financially poorer but wiser his lesson came at a cost
He was one who trusted and for trusting he lost
Thousands of dollars to a sweet talking crook
Who did have about him quite an honest look
But you cannot judge the book by the cover as a truism remain
And for Jim in his lesson great financial pain
Your word is your bond Jim used to say
He was one who did trust but for trusting did pay.