Of Bookish Things"Troll" by Tim Turnbull (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
This Troll sounds rather familiar, and all the more frightening. 
Learnt the art of modish small talk,
how to flatter or to charm
with just a smidge of erudition
or great big bucket-loads of smarm;
who to ignore, who to trample,
when be early, when be late,
when reveal his brutish nature
in order to intimidate
- he launched into the world
to make himself a better gnome
by getting status, cash and girls.
But look into his gimlet eyes,
they’re wells of boiling rage.
He hardly can contain himself
inside that well groomed, urbane cage.
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