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A LAMENT, by                    
First Line: It's hard to be a turnip
Last Line: And think in common prose.
Subject(s): Ambition


It's hard to be a turnip,
When you'd want to be a rose;
It's hard to dress in homespun,
When you'd love to wear fine clothes.

It's hard to be a pauper
And watch the passing show,
When you'd rather be a millionaire
And pass around the dough.

It's hard to have opinions
And air them just for fun,
When you'd rather be a Pollyanna
And agree with everyone.

It's hard to be an honest man
And on your honor dote,
When you'd rather be a politican
And gather in the vote.

It's hard to be a diplomat
And watch the faker do his stuff,
When you'd rather be a thoroughbred
And call his measly bluff.

It's hard to be a dumbbell
And take life's slights and jeers,
When you'd rather be a wise man
And dwell with kings and seers.

It's hard to be a poet
And paint life's joys and woes,
When you'd rather be prosaic
And think in common prose.





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