Monday, June 25, 2012

The Dunce's Dilemma


You describe me like a plaque.
You put a face to charity,
and a lovely one at that.
No doubt my suit falls flat.

You're not to have or hold,
But I want you like Spaniards want gold.
You live too fast, too long;
You were busy; I got old.

The sinner's ached for months;
The saint makes two at once.
The both, they make me crazy;
Letting them makes me a dunce.

Why chase what others have?
The reasoning is mad.
The thing I seek will fade in weeks;
That future's ironclad

I don't need this, and what's more,
I know.  I've done this before.
It's a five-alarm hassle
When it isn't a bore.

Why can't I just say
I know you're bad for me,
A cholesterol in the hay?
Guess I want you anyway.

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