Bully Beware!

{From my book, The Essence of Jim.}

Some bullies sneer like Fu Man Chu

and try to fake the role.

Some others will demand their due

with warlike rigmarole.

Little ploys like snarl and bellow

will work if you’re a bear,

but if not within their marrow,

impostors should beware.

For those who find you tiresome

may sense your pantomime,

and guises can be burdensome

once they are past their prime.

Far better that they check their goal

and find a better course...

for tyrants who have played this role

oft end with dire remorse.