obligation

We begin life with few obligations.We pledge allegiance to the flag.We swear to return our library books.But as we get older we take vows,make promises,get burden by commitments,to do no harm, to tell the truth and nothing but the truth,to love,to cherish till death do us part.So we just keep running up the tap 'til we owe everything to everybody and suddenly... everybody wants a piece of you.We take one little oath,and we're drowning in obligations.To our friends,to our colleagues,to our life itself.So we do what any sane person would do.We run like hell from our promises,hoping they'll be forgotten.But sooner or later,they always catch up.And sometimes you find the obligation you dread the most isn't worth running from at all.