Lie detector

The lawyers went through layers of facts, But couldn’t catch the thief for his acts. The thief was a good actor, That proved to be the key factor.
They thought it was best, To do a lie-detector test. But the minute the thief spoke, Even the lie detector broke.
Dosage: Read aloud. Daily. ↺
Hand-drawn illustration for “Lie detector” by Dr. Mukesh Nangia
Illustration by Dr. Nangia
It's A Jungle Out There book cover, drawn by Dr. Mukesh Nangia

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