Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
From Enough Rope (Boni & Liveright, 1926) by Dorothy Parker. This poem is in the public domain.
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
From Enough Rope (Boni & Liveright, 1926) by Dorothy Parker. This poem is in the public domain.