Have you a good whip?

 Suppose you find some strange thing on the map,

a village that had not been there before,

or a mid-river mine of iron ore,

would you expect it to be a mere trap?

Or is it simply a strange form of gap

between reality and something more,

unknown to our traditional lore,

and hidden from the ordinary chap?

There is no difficulty getting lost 

when you are following a petty fool

whose self-importance makes him a bad guide;

but when you’ve paid more than the normal cost 

you do not hold back from flaying his hide.