Don't drink the coffee in the pot,
It'll kill you, like as not.
Don't breathe the air around your head,
That stuff is sure to knock you dead.
Don't light up a soothing smoke,
It's certain sure to make you croak.
Don't tie the feedbag on too tight,
Or you won't make it through the night.
Don't try sex of any kind,
It destroys the body and the mind.
Don't let the sun shine on your skin,
That sort of thing can do you in.
Don't stay home and lay around,
You'll wind up six feet under ground.
Don't stand in front of loaded guns,
That's just as bad as having fun.
March 1983
Donovan Baldwin