DO AND DON'T

Don't play with fire. You might get burned.
Don't dive in. You just might drown.
Don't go there. You might not come back.
You might make a mistake. You don't want to do that.

I might get burned. Perhaps I'll drown.
I might wish I hadn't. But perhaps I won't.
How will I really know, if I never do?
How will I ever learn, if I only don't?

30 April 2002