Sharks

Sharks lurk everywhere

Some wear suits and ties

Some wear the trappings of the poor

Some look like you and me

Can’t you see the fins circling you

Can’t you see the sharks closing in

Can’t you smell the blood in the water

It’s yours and mine

Do you see the religious conmen

Praying on the weak

Sharing a watered-down gospel

If even that

Can you see the snake oil salesmen

Hawking their wares

Guaranteed to kill cancer

You don’t require medical treatment

Only this supplement

There’s sharks swimming all around

Feeding on the weak and feeble minded

Feeding on the strong but gullible

Feeding even on those you thought would never swallow

Their lies hook line and sinker

They parcel out false hope

For a better life

To be cancer free

End the pain

Whatever their lie needs to be

To get you to consume their product

To listen to their blasphemy

Remember the devil wears a suit and tie

He may even appear as an angel of light

2 Corinthians 11:14

Many have been lied to and led astray

Beware the false prophets

Matthew 7:15

Beware the sharks

Rely on the word of God

And verifiable claims of medicine

Don’t be the blood in the water