Don’t cut the cord before the blood drains, <br />Don’t release the arrow until you want to send- <br />The devil always lives in the tiniest details, <br />So don’t forget the drawbridge if you must defend. <br />Don’t leave behind the matches on the expedition, <br />Don’t drink the water where dead lay on the ground- <br />Such a tiny hairsbreadth divides dying and living, <br />Where danger, folly, and their offspring do abound. <br />Life favors victors, and leaves stragglers to their portion, <br />So don’t neglect your options; don’t dawdle in the chase- <br />If you want to stay alive to pass your own genes on, <br />Don’t ever stake your life on heavenly grace.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beware-the-darwin-awards/
