Character Building
Character building they call it: the struggle to survive,
when every day you're battling just to stay alive.
When you really need that cuppa and your body won't respond
and you've nobody to lend a hand and you've lost your magic wand
what character does it take to cope that you haven't already got?
Do I really need it building up or should I just be shot?
Put me out of my misery; you'd do it for a horse,
but human life is sanctified and dignified. Of course!
When my legs decline to function and I've stairs to navigate
I'm reduced to going on all fours. It works, but isn't great.
I was made to be bipedal, the arms are just too short;
it's ok going up I guess but down is rather fraught.
So then I lurch from step to step, hoping as I go
that I won't fall headlong down the lot, for nobody would know.
Character? Who needs it? I've character enough.
What I need is a slave or two. Not PC? Well, tough!
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