3. The Impossible Things - Part 19

There are no forbiddable grounds
If no topic puts you under par.
There are no undrinkable rounds,
But do not, after that, drive a car.
There are no unpassable bounds
If you’re a person who can go far.
There are no unexcavatable mounds,
But dust’s what’s left of an earthborn star.

There are no unfollowable drums
If you will put your fear to the test.
There are no unclearable slums
If the government thinks they’re a pest.
There are no untwiddlable thumbs
If you only like to take a rest.
There are no unpickable plums,
But not always you will get the best.

There are no liftable bans,
But it can take a very long time.
There are no unlosable tans
As distinct from a mineworker’s grime.
There are no uncarryable cans:
Framing’s a way out when there’s a crime.
There are no ungettable pans
If you’re not good in prose nor in rhymes.

There are no unundergoable tests:
Checking won’t ever do any harm.
There are no unreachable crests,
But it is rarely done like a charm.
There are no unfeatherable nests
If you’ve really got an itching palm.
There are no unentertainable guests,
But sometimes there are no open arms.

There are no gainable leads
If there’s nothing in what you excel.
There are no unsowable seeds,
But are you sure you’ll reap it all well?
There are no unmeetable needs
If they have a tendency to swell.
There are no undrawable beads,
For there’s no end to the wartime hell.

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