Ruining the Old Man's Life

Don't wallow in misery and drown your sorrows in wine; don't get carried away and love composing poems.

Today they've hauled me off to the authorities, and this time my old hide is done for.

So what if I'm feisty? I'm funny by nature! It took thousands of years of essence to create someone like me. I'm so adorable that even the hardest steel melts into a tender curve around my finger!