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Burying One's Head In the Sand

Burying One’s Head in the Sand By Elton Camp An ostrich doesn’t really bury his head in the sand But, to some humans, that idea sounds really grand There is no need for me to lose weight The problems of obesity won’t be my fate For retirement I won’t bother to save Before then I’ll be lying in my grave I won’t do a regular program of exercise For even the man who is toned & fit dies There’s no need for me to go to school Wasting that way is only done by a fool I want no job with regular hours & wage For I want to be free for fun at my age There is no risk to random sex that I can see Because I am not ever going to contract STD My faithful mate I have decided that I’ll dump The one who is loyal is nothing but a chump But millions of people have learned, to their sorrow What we do today will have consequences tomorrow

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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