The man solemnly swore/But his hand was not on the Bible/And by a grade-schooler’s standard/That means it didn’t count.

It does count, though/As a piece of the puzzle/Of this enigma of a criminal/Who loopholes his way through the rules.

“Hey, I WARNED you I was a snake,” he may say after the War.

And the Laugh Emoji will be his sword and shield.