Sophistry

With the proper sophistry,
You can call a fly a flea
Or with twisted lawyer's talk
You can make the guilty walk,
Or with tongues of honey
You can steal people's money,
Or succeed as politician
With faking like a magician
And if you often repeat
To voters the same lie,
They'll believe anything,
Won't even ask why,
And if the corporate executives
Loudly cry and shout,
Uncle Sam will bail them out.
Yes, with the proper sophistry
My critics will even believe me.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2008 Alfred Charasz