if he said it, it must not be so

 
 
it was Rob who said
he would not lie,
that he’d much rather die …
 
it was Rob who said
 
he’d just as soon be dead
than go too quickly up
to heaven’s feathered bed …
 
it was Rob who said—
 
thick lips betraying not a hint …
of whether truth 
or not he spoke or said—
 
that today’s good deed
by him was done
in jest and all in fun …
 
but after hearing all of that,
what Rob told he did or said
I can’t or shan’t believe …
 
and icon Betty dint.