Lies, Damn Lies

What would we be, he asked
without this tool of tools?
The freedom to be masked
it does extend to fools

I like your hair that way,
this soup is simply great
What do you mean, I'm gay?
I say "No Worries, Mate".

A lie is like a child,
a sheer necessity
Preposterous or mild,
I'll tell you honestly

What would we do without
the power of deceit?
It's never just about
the challenges we meet

Society would end
without those ready lies,
but, if you are my friend
a different rule applies.

Are you the one to trust,
to keep my back from harm?
I'm certain that you must
have more that just plain charm.

Herbert Nehrlich

Taken from http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lies-damn-lies/

I hate inter-school politics. All this backstabbing freaks me out.