Fourteen True Things About Me

My father died when I was forty-eight.
I've never been to see the midnight sun,
And dislike touching any sort of gun.
I do my best to disbelieve in fate.
Embarrassed as I am to turn up late,
Sometimes I am the type of man I shun.
I'm certain that it's better to have fun
Than to consume sour stuff. I love my mate.

My child was born when I was twenty-nine.
My life is not wholly controlled by fear,
And I like strolling, when the weather's clear,
Through pleasant neighbourhoods. The smell of pine
Fills me with wonder. In too much sunshine
The sky seems empty to me. Truth is dear.