The world is a beautiful place to be born into

             to be born

                               into

                              if you don't mind happiness

� � � � � not always being

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �                 �so very much

                                            fun

�                                            �if you don't mind a touch of hell

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �             �now and then

� � � just when everything is fine

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �because even in heaven

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � they don't sing

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �all the time

the world is a beautiful place

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �to be born into

if you don't mind some people dying

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � all the time

� � � � � � � � � � � �or maybe only starving

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �some of the time

� � � � � which isn't half so bad

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� if it isn't you

oh the world is a beautiful place

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � to be born into

� � � � � � � � � � �if you don't mind

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � a few dead minds

� � � � � � � � � � � � � �in the higher places � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �or a bomb or two

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �now and then � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � in your upturned faces

or such other improprieties � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � as our named brand society

is prey to

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � with it's men of

distinction

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and it's men of extinction

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � and it's priests

and other patrolmen

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � and it's various

segregations

� � � � and congressional investigations

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and other constipations

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �that our fool flesh

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �is heir to

� � � � �yes the world is the best place of all

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � for a lot of such

things as

� � � � � � � � �making the fun scene

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � and making the love scene

and making the sad scene

and singing love songs and having

inspirations

� � � � � � � � � � � � � �and walking around

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � and looking at everything

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and

smelling flowers

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and goosing statues

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � and even thinking

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and kissing

people and

� � � � � � � � � � � � �making babies and wearing pants

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and waving

hats and

� � � � � � � � � � � �dancing

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �and going in swimming rivers

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � on picnics

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �in the middle of the summer

� � � � � � � � and just generally

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �"living it up"

yes

� � � �but then right in the middle of it

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � comes the smiling

mortician

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �L. Ferlinghetti

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