I do not wish for wealth
Beyond a livelihood;
I do not ask for health
Uproariously good.
I do not care for men
To point with pride at me;
A model citizen
I do not wish to be.
I have no dream bizarre
Of strange erotic joy;
I want no avatar
Of Helena of Troy.
I do not crave the boon
Of Immortality;
I do not want the moon,
Not yet the rainbow's key.
I do not yearn for wings,
Or fins to swim the sea;
I merely want the things
That are not good for me.