Takes too much energy to lie, cheat and steal
A drain when a person's true feelings conceal
Better to speak truth and treat people square
Everyone wins when everyone plays fair…
Then life becomes pleasure instead of ordeal
ROTMS
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Ray Lucero
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mischief-is-tiring/