I Live
I live not to do my share,
I live not to spread my heir.
I live not to become affluent,
I live not to make my language fluent.
I live not to watch the sun rise in the East,
Nor to watch it drop in the west.
I live not to see stars fly from sky to sky,
I live not to expose every lie.
I live not to kill for fun,
And I live not to fire the largest gun.
For I live to see your smiling face,
And to lay in your peaceful grace.
For I live to kiss your supple lips,
And to hold you by your sweet hips.
For I live not to sail the ocean blue,
But to come back home, and keep my promise true.
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