O what a tangled web we weave br When we choose to deceive br Or to be deceived br We need to realise that we receive br What we as ordinary mortals choose to give br Let us not, therefore, live br In a state of blissful ignorance br Of the rest of the world and its tolerance br br Just yesterday you did loudly cry br That to her letter you did not reply br So now you need to explain why br The problem has been raised to the sky br If only you had been frank and told the truth br You would have spared yourself and Ruth br All the pain and the disharmony br Including having to face so much ignominy br br Her paranoid father and ruthless brother br Taunting you and your poor harried mother br About the love letter that you wrote to her br Such emotional outpourings are best kept verbal br Since the written word is considered immoral br Remember that in our hypocritical society br It is only the high and mighty br Who can get away with just anything br While lesser mortals like you will always feel the sting br Of the shame that even innocuous actions can bringbr br Sandra Martyresbr br