Poem: Beware

Beware of lonely people,
they are that way for a reason.

Beware of those who offer you large gifts,
when first you meet.
They lack something vital
and try to compensate
with worldly illusions.

Beware of them who say,
"I want nothing from you."
They are being dishonest.
Whether to themselves or to you,
it makes no difference.

The bad masquerades as good,
and the good are sometimes felled
beneath this slim mockery of wealth.