Don’t believe
don’t believe anyone who calls you mate
twice in one sentence
don’t believe in people who always do what’s right
don’t believe in people with religious placards
who stop you in the street and say
“this will only take five minutes of your time”
don’t believe in tax cuts
don’t believe anyone who parts their hair in the middle
don’t believe what you read, unless I wrote it
don’t believe stallholders at community markets
who say “yes, of course it’s handcrafted”
don’t believe school counsellors
who say they can help you
don’t believe in money, unless you’ve got some
don’t believe in pop stars with runny noses
don’t believe pop stars anyway
don’t believe teachers
they really want to dress like that
don’t believe anyone who votes Liberal
don’t believe anyone who votes National
BELIEVE anyone who votes Labor
no one that stupid could lie
don’t believe anyone who owns a Barry Manilow CD
don’t believe anyone who owns a Guns & Roses CD
to be safe, don’t believe anyone who owns a CD player
and never, but never, believe doctors who say
“everything will be all right”.