The Ballad of Dangerous Trends

One thing that's hard to escape from

Is social media trends.

People encounter them daily

And then share the posts with their friends.

 

The false information spreads quickly.

The internet boosts it along.

Many susceptible victims

Don't care if the info is wrong.

 

Quacks and unscrupulous people

Everywhere are to be found

Constantly looking for someone

With whom they can find common ground.

 

If you're in the market for snake oil

To grow some hair on your head,

You would be much better off

If you saved your money instead.

 

After the outbreak of COVID

From out of the woodwork we saw

Wackos appear with their cure-alls.

We could see flaw after flaw.

 

You can find charlatans selling

Cures for cancer and shirk

Any responsible notion,

For all those quick fixes don't work.

 

A new trend is spreading on TikTok:

Try drinking borax, they say.

Sprinkle a tad in your water;

Your joint pain will then go away!

 

Borax, a household cleaner,

Has other uses, you see.

Ingest it and you could have rashes

And seizures. No, that's not for me!

 

Dangerous health fads are out there.

Listen to experts who know

How to avoid falling victim

To someone who causes great woe.

 

Whatever you do, don't fall victim

To those who can cause you great woe.

 

-by Bob B (7-22-23)