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by Opel Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ · Prose · Inspirational · #1480451
I was thinking of Paul Newman's passing when I thought to write this.
Sit down and listen if you can
These are the morals of a healthy man
I will answer one by one
So please be quick before I am gone

Is there a difference between Right and Wrong?
Within this question we share a feeble bond
Right and Wrong may be no different
except the consequences of what's known to come

Grab some paper and a pen
These are the morals of a healthy man
I will answer to eternal love
So please be quick before I am gone

If a fair lady stands, shall I greet her?
Love and Lust are two unbalanced feelings
Eternal love cannot be achieved without healing
Happiness is achieved owing to sharing
And all in all love will be an illustrious feeling


Lets all gather and howl a chant
These are the morals of a healthy man
I have lived a wondrous century
Ask me a question about my oblong history


How have you lived to be so old;
When your eyes and skin do not gather mold?
How is it you have survived many wars;
Yet your resilient hands can still open doors?

My body has taken share of harmful toll
Yet here I stand like nothing has happened at all
The wars I've fought were not of appetite nor disdain
We'd lay in battle with brothers to cry out the pain

I have never been possessed of hate
I am most thankful of this trait
Hate is a gateway to destructive ideology
It has given way to ruinous bombs and the practice of lobotomy
All evil known has evolved from hate
Greed, murder, robbery, and rape
Had hate lingered in my mind in my gracious life
I'd certainly not be here to tell you otherwise
So share the love and do write in ink
That the morals of a healthy man
Are easier to garner than you think
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