What They Say And What I Do

We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice. - Thoreau

they say that it's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll

always wash your breakfast bowl

never eat the donut hole

you've gotta have a gutter in order to bowl

all that's funny is droll

a quill is the only way to write on a scroll

a pimple is just an ugly mole

don't sprint through life but rather take time to enjoy the stroll

but if you want to stay whole

don't get old

never sell your soul

don a sweater if you're cold

if you're imprisoned, hire an attorney and seek parole

being small and living under a bridge doesn't make you a troll

better a patient diamond than a hurried lump of coal

don't say you weren't told

Author's Note

"A man can suffocate on courtesy." - Thoreau