Listen

I would never take the liberty

of telling you what to do

but

if you ask me for advice

these things I might say to you:

Don't count the hours

Do pick the flowers

Look for foxes

Discard the boxes

Follow a bee

Climb a tree

Break some rules

Don't suffer fools

Live by your word

Make yourself heard

Slay your own dragons

Pull your own wagons

Always be kind

Never rewind

The past is done

Spend time in the sun

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I was wrong, of course,

I say with remorse,

but only for

the little white lie

I tried to imply.

I would, in fact,

take the liberty,

every waking moment,

to free you from

captivity.