Character Study

(With Thanks to The Critic.)

The well-known Dr. Jekyll

Had something bad to Hyde,

And most of us, at times, it seems,

Have our unseemly side.

When next you meet a shepherd

Though he wears an honest look,

Possibly you'll find him

Working with a crook.

There are many more examples,

It's truly paradox

That a man who loves his wife and kids

Will sell you phoney stocks.

There's Whisky Joe the woodsman

An old man, but still good,

They call him "Whisky" 'cause he's aged

For years in the wood.

It's known he drinks and beats his wife