Too Good To Be True

Deception, destruction, or death
		may lurk behind offers of wealth,
		of prominence, fancy black cars,
		and life in luxurious homes.

		Grand promises made to the young,
		ambitious to rise to the top,
		may prove far too sweet to resist.
		Once in, getting out may mean death.
		
		As John Grisham’s young lawyer learned,
		if it seems too good to be true,
		     it probably is.

In Grisham’s The Firm, Mitch McDeere, fresh out of law school,
joins a small but prestigious law firm from which no one ever resigns. 
Some ARE murdered, though! This firm is really run by the Morolto 
crime family.



January 28, 2018, entered in Line Gauthier's Life Lesson from a Favourite Novel Contest
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Haight Avatar
February 22, 2018 at 11:47 AM
Janice, congratulations on your fine podium win for your poem about this book! I also enjoyed most of Grisham's 'lawyer' novels too! Hugs, Sandra
Pett Avatar
February 22, 2018 at 7:13 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Janice, well written and that saying is so true. :))
Canerdy Avatar
February 22, 2018 at 8:08 AM
Thank you so much, Roy! Janice
Roper Avatar
February 21, 2018 at 1:11 AM
Great write, Janice, congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve~`*
Canerdy Avatar
February 21, 2018 at 8:28 AM
Thanks so much, Eve! Janice
Gauthier Avatar
February 20, 2018 at 5:34 PM
Congrats on your winner poem, Janice. Powerful lesson. Expressed with verve.
Canerdy Avatar
February 20, 2018 at 6:13 PM
Thanks so much, Line! And thanks for sponsoring the contest! Janice
Johnson Avatar
January 30, 2018 at 10:24 PM
Nuff said. Not sleeping with horse heads is preferable. :)
Canerdy Avatar
January 30, 2018 at 10:43 PM
Yep! Thanks, Robert. Janice
Pandit Avatar
January 28, 2018 at 8:49 AM
An awesome life lesson in your story Janice..I remember the movie..well written, to the point!
Canerdy Avatar
January 28, 2018 at 2:09 PM
Thanks so much, Vijay! Book and movie--both good, but the book is better. Janice
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