You have been warned

It doesn’t take much to trigger me 

to get me on my hind legs, suddenly. 

You’d only have to condescend 

to make my forehead veins distend. 

You’d end up the recipient 

of a tirade you wished you could prevent. 

Invective would flow like an autumn storm, 

so don’t hack me off. You have been warned. 

He might look like a ball of fluff 

but that dog is dangerous enough. 

He’s vicious and his teeth will tear 

and you will spoil your underwear. 

He’ll try to tear you limb from limb 

if you should dare to mess with him 

and you will wish you’d not been born. 

So don’t pat the dog. You have been warned. 

A wife should always be adored. 

She doesn’t deserve to be ignored. 

My boss learnt this the hardest way 

When his wife found out he’d played away. 

He ended up in bandages 

When she cut off his allowances. 

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. 

Remember this. You have been warned. 

Steve Wheeler © 5 October, 2020

Graphic by Steve Wheeler