Don't Deny Your Inner Child

There are others, and then there is myself

I must learn to distinguish the others from myself

They are separate people, with different personalities

They might not like the things I like

They might not eat the same food

Or they might not want to go to the places where I want to go

There are others, and then there is myself

There are men, and there are women

Often they don't get along

I must try to get along with everyone

No matter how stupid they might be

Or how asinine their opinions are

I must learn to love everybody

Even people who are so obviously inferior to me

That they make my flesh crawl

I will get to know these people

And I will cook them a ravioli dinner

From a can I found, in Mexico City

There are others, and then there is myself

I believe in the power of the human soul

I believe that the government is in control

I believe there's a Heaven up in the sky

I believe that my neighbors are human spies

Tomorrow I will begin bathing

This is the start of a 6 part plan

Which will take me into the next century

In the coming years, I will stop eating with my hands

I will let the dog out of the closet for some fresh air

I will put away the rubber mask

The cub-scout uniform

And yes, finally, even the cauliflower

There are others, and then there is myself

I believe in the goodness of all mankind

I believe that the government is reading my mind

I believe there's a god who loves us all

I believe in the Beatles, except for Paul

I must no longer neglect my inner child

For he is very close

Right there, under the floorboards

I will learn to get in touch with my feelings

Even the ones that will probably get me arrested