Don't Whine

Some wisdom on how to cope with life

You can be gay or straight

pan, queer, poly or bi

you can be a transgender person

as long as you don't whine

You can have as much sex as you want

non addictive drugs are fine

you can gamble and take some risks

as long as you don't whine

You can play with toys meant for children

you can play in muck and grime

you can have fun however you want

as long as you don't whine

you can go to church every week

or curse God with your time

you can believe however you want

as long as you don't whine

you can have kids a plenty

as long as you will treat them kind

you can chose not to have any kids

as long as you don't whine

you can date around with those you like

do it blind or over time

or you can be celibate

as long as you don't whine

You can eat exotic foods

or on veggies you can dine

you can eat meat if you need to

as long as you don't whine

You can play video games

with inappropriate content inside

or you can be a sheltered prude

as long as you don't whine

you can laugh at dark satire

make jokes that dance on the line

or you can enjoy other forms of humor

as long as you don't whine

you can feel sad and hopeless

and can feel frustrated and cry

what you can't do to others

is take their rights with baseless whines

reason is the highest virtue

if you don't like it fine

but please don't stop our social progress

because you're a crybaby who whines

the world doesn't owe you

the worship of your whims

we must care for eachother

but not enable toxic fibs

other people have souls too

please respect them and show them good

cause if you can't enjoy a free society

maybe you should live in the woods