I wandered lonely and depressed on a dark eerie road;
Groping for light within and Truth, which needed understanding.
I was tired and walked with a burden of sin; indeed a heavy load,
When I came across the Arch Angel of wisdom so demanding.

The Arch Angel seemed troubled sad and sorrowfully mourning
I wondered if an Arch Angel could be filled with emotion so human?
I therefore decided to ask the angel without being demeaning
The Angel then replied with a voice never heard but by a few men

Today I mourn the loss of a dear old trusted and sincere aide,
Common Sense, who had been assisting me for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, or where he did reside
or when his health did deteriorate leading to paranoid fears

His birth records were lost in bureaucratic red tape of munificence
And his life since then has dissolved into many emotional tears.
The world however will remember him for his lessons in prudence
For he taught all men to abide by their conscience without yielding to fears.

He taught the world the importance of being the early bird
He taught the world the importance of knowing when to call it quits
He taught Men that Life isn't always fair; but one should abide by his word
He taught Men not to blame others; but accept one s faults without ifs and buts

Common Sense gave simple, sound financial policies for all to follow
Teaching Men not to spend more than what they can and could earn
For in death, life would then seem ever so futile and truly shallow
He taught reliable strategies that even defunct companies did turn

The problem started when his health began to deteriorate gradually
Due to well-intentioned but overbearing regulations set in place.
As a result even parents could not whip their children so dastardly
Teachers too found pupils rude and their respect vanished without a trace

Common Sense suffered a heart attack when reports reached him
of a four year old boy punished when he kissed a classmate;
while Drivers who ran through traffic signals unpunished; at their whim
And a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, caused a stalemate.

Common Sense lost ground when parents complained about strict teachers
For doing the job that they themselves should have done but failed to
Common Sense lost his will to live as he watched the exploitation of preachers
And criminals received preferential treatment while the good did suffer too

Common Sense had a breakdown; when he couldn't defend himself from a burglar
While the apprehended burglar then did sue him for assault and battery
He finally gave up the ghost, after a hot cup of coffee was spilt at a restaurant by a waiter
The customer on whom it fell sued for a huge settlement making justice a mockery

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Mister Truth and Madame Trust,
By his wife, Missus Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by four stepbrothers; I Know My Rights even when I am wrong and bust
I want it now, right now, Someone Else Is To Blame not me and I'm A Victim of treason

Not many attended his melancholy, somber and sparsely attended funeral ceremony
Since not many except the enlightened souls had truly realised that he was gone.
If you still believe in him, continue to light the lamp of wisdom as an obituary
Or else just join the majority and remain an unlit lamp that never did shine".