Charlatans
I am calm; I am cool;
I quote scripture and rule
as I convince you
how your life should be lived.
I am wise beyond years;
high in the esteem of my peers,
so you must listen
to this sermon I give.
What is not known by the fool
is for whom he plays the tool;
to him knowledge,
not wisdom, is native.
All he really has learned
is how best trust is earned
that his masters
can drive in their shiv.