a better friend

flatter her?

  she’ll flatten you
sink her teeth
   right into you

prod and poke

   scratch and stab
in verbal joust
   you will be had

she’ll wear a mask

   to ward away
then bust your balls
  cos' you won’t stay

look straight through

   your crooked smile
and call you out
   like your on trial

don’t pin her down

   she can’t be still
she’ll slither
   out from under you

her shrewd advice

    she gives for free
will lead you
   clear calamity

for all her wisdom

   on her shelf
her only blind spot
   is herself

though some may warn

   “she’ll be your end”
you’d be pressed to find
   a better friend

~csr