Colin F. Jones

GLIBNESS

Superficial plausibility,
A lie not quite a lie,
A glimmer of deceptiveness
In an honest eye.
A pettifoggers camouflage
A shallow way to speak,
An unintelligent cleverness
Deceitfully sleek
For all that is intended
Is self satisfaction quaint,
Painting with bright colours
What is really very faint.