He tells everyone of his successful life
But he never tells of how he bashes his wife
Or beats his two children to them he is cruel
The family home by fear he does rule.

A respected man in the Community
But in his public face not the real one you see
He does look so gentle but looks can deceive
And of the cruel side to him few do wish to believe.

To his nearest and dearest little respect he show
He is not the nice person that we think we know
His public image is a boost to his pride
But to him one can say there's a far darker side.

To her best female friend his lovely wife did say
That he will return home from work one day
But she and the children they will not be there
They will have gone for to start a new life elsewhere.

That one cannot judge the book by the cover never truer words said
For to asses it's value it's contents must be read
And he is not the one i made him out to be
But he has fooled many and not alone me.

Francis Duggan

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