The Name Of A Game Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

There is one thing I have learned,
About crooks and liars...
And deceivers who are thieves.
They are one and the same!
I had been so naive,
I did not know this.

And no matter how they are defined,
For the purpose 'they' may choose...
To qualify a dignity in the doing what they do,
Or go on Sunday to pray for their sins or 'mistakes'...
To up and fade away to be forgiven for their deeds,
Just to have their fellow worshippers leaving to believe...
Them to be acceptable,
Because the name of the game has been changed?
There is 'something' about the definition,
That will always remain the same.
Regardless of appearances.