BAMBOOZELED

I’ve been bamboozled,

By a flimflam man.

I’ve been ripped off,

And hit with a scam.

I’ve been duped and swindled.

Bilked and burned.

I’ve been shortchanged,

On what I’ve earned.

I’ve been given snow jobs.

And hustled for a buck.

I’ve been taken for a ride,

And plucked like a duck.

I’ve been led by the nose,

And swallowed the bait.

Hoodwinked and tricked,

And left to my fate.

“There’s a sucker born every minute.”

That’s what I’ve heard said.     

A fool and his money are soon parted,

And I’m always in the red.

Michael D. Schafer

© December 19, 2015