Observation
If I don’t drive around the park,
I’m pretty sure to make my mark.
If I’m in bed each night by ten,
I may get back my looks again,
If I abstain from fun and such,
I’ll probably amount to much,
But I shall stay the way I am,
Because I do not give a damn.
Credit
From Enough Rope (Boni & Liveright, 1926) by Dorothy Parker. This poem is in the public domain.
Date Published
01/01/1926