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 © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2012
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