Knowing a Trap
All the markings of danger read,
actions upon it make you dead;
back off from it by prudence's stead.
King cobra fangs and crueler things,
cautions wary and messages brings;
attacks come like a siren sings.
A ship captain must know to moor,
when typhoon waves strike the shore;
a trap is set as in classical lore.
Knaves and scholars face equal risk,
the silent sudden attack is brisk;
the unforeseen trap is swift as a whisk.
A man, a warrior makes plans in haste,
he has no time for justice to waste;
but wisdom tells the poison pill is laced.
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