IF

by
Phil Cerasoli

Kipling updated....


      IF : (Kipling Updated)
      by Phil Cerasoli

      If you can go off in your own direction
      While other men get reined in by a leash;
      If you can lunch on pepperoni pizza
      While men around you dine on wine and quiche;

      If you can spend the evening reading Kipling
      While others thumb through Penthouse magazine;
      If you'd rather strum guitar or play piano
      Instead of staring at a TV screen;

      If you can stand up when you've made an error
      And tell the world that you're the one to blame;
      If a cause asks one to stand up and be counted
      And you can rise and proudly speak your name;

      If, when a questions asked that you can't answer,
      You can simply state the fact that you don't know,
      Instead of striking stance and silly posture
      In an effort to impress with blust'ry show;

      If there's a job to do, you simply do it
      Instead of finding reasons for defeat;
      Then you're the friend I want to share my life with
      And show the world that we're not obsolete.

      Copyright 2001 - Phil Cerasoli

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