Or damn the men who financed the dream;

Tell a pal what his work is worth,

Though he lost his last best friend on earth;

Lend the critical monkey-elf

A razor—hoping he’ll kill himself;

Wear the garments he likes to wear,

Never dreaming that people stare;

Go to church if his conscience wills,

Or find his own—in the far, blue hills.

He is kind and gentle, or harsh and gruff;