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WILL
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With a will, a wish, a fancy,
With a mind to have one's way,
Some take the law into their hands
To have their own sweet way.
Jane ... far more unbegrudging
With willing heart and happy cheer
Takes it ... on her own freewill
To gladly volunteer.
Others ... more demurely scrupled,
Balk, beg off, shrink and shy.
With recoil, and an ill-grace
They protest ... then fly!
Fly, flee, cut and run,
Abscond, elope, welsh and truck ...
Take it on the lam, scram!
Lead the world a pretty dance.
Slip the collar, shake the yoke,
Smartly leap into the lifeboat.
Get off cheap, go scot free ...
By the skin of their teeth.
Abandon, forsake, leave, desert,
Throw in the sponge, wash their hands,
Azzle out of all commitment,
Bid a long goodbye.
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Some do not know their own minds.
They flounder between will & will not;
They wait to see how the cat'll jump -
Call the shot once the coin's dropped.
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