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Nothing is Certain But,


Why do we always say,

That the only constant motion,

In lives set to erratic sway,

Is the insufferable devotion

Of death and taxes?

 

We say that we would love to be free,

But then we surrender ourselves

To life based on ends and slavery.

 

If I could change the world

I would change but this one thing,

From this all things will follow;

Life and liberty

 

For I reject that the culmination of my life is mortality

I still hope in a future where reprieve can be had,

From a body not so strong as me

Reprieve received from the minds of men who love life and liberty

 

Furthermore I cannot accept all my life i will work

And that work will go to benefit others who do not know what is best for me.

Others who, like I am, are men

Except they believe in death and poverty

Such decisions will be changed by those of us who love life and liberty

 

So if I were to live in a world perfected

It should be a world where we are free

To be men who love life and liberty.

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